Resolve safety risk signals
CRITICAL
Impact 24
Effort L
Confidence 94%
Focus area si.edu
A: 24 | B: 0
Why it matters: Negative safety classification can severely reduce trust and traffic.
Recommended fix: Scan and clean malware/phishing indicators, harden CMS/plugins, and request re-evaluation.
Fix non-success HTTP status
CRITICAL
Impact 22
Effort M
Confidence 95%
Focus area si.edu
A: 22 | B: 0
Why it matters: Search engines and users cannot reliably access the homepage when status is outside 2xx/3xx.
Recommended fix: Resolve server, routing, or redirect issues so the canonical homepage returns 200 (or a clean 301 chain).
Add meta description
HIGH
Impact 10
Effort S
Confidence 91%
Focus area si.edu
A: 10 | B: 0
Why it matters: Missing descriptions reduce control of SERP snippets.
Recommended fix: Add a compelling meta description with clear value proposition and intent match.
Publish XML sitemap
MEDIUM
Impact 7
Effort S
Confidence 84%
Focus area si.edu
A: 7 | B: 0
Why it matters: A sitemap improves URL discovery and recrawl efficiency.
Recommended fix: Generate /sitemap.xml, include canonical URLs, and keep it auto-updated.
Increase homepage content depth
MEDIUM
Impact 6
Effort M
Confidence 79%
Focus area si.edu
A: 6 | B: 0
Why it matters: Thin content limits topical coverage and relevance context.
Recommended fix: Expand helpful unique copy that answers key user questions and links to deeper pages.