SEO · Operational

HTTP Status, Redirects & Canonicals

Broken status codes, redirect loops, and conflicting canonicals waste crawl budget.

Version seo-v1.0

What is this benchmark?

HTTP Status, Redirects & Canonicals

Broken status codes, redirect loops, and conflicting canonicals waste crawl budget.

Why it matters

Broken status codes, redirect loops, and conflicting canonicals waste crawl budget.

How SiteGlue evaluates it

First-party sampled HTML crawl with SSRF controls. Evidence is stored per check. Rankings and backlinks are not invented.

Passing criteria
Verified evidence meets the benchmark. Partial findings score 2.5 of 5.
Failing criteria
Verified evidence shows a blocking issue, such as homepage noindex.
Not verified
The crawler or PageSpeed Insights could not verify the check.
Not applicable
Rare. Most public sites should be evaluable.

Scoring weight: 5. Evidence: Crawled URLs, headers, markup, or labeled PageSpeed Insights vitals.

Example results

Pass

Serve 200 on important pages, shorten redirect chains, and keep canonicals consistent and reachable.

Fail

The check failed on crawled evidence, or the report invented a ranking.

Recommended fixes

  • Serve 200 on important pages, shorten redirect chains, and keep canonicals consistent and reachable.

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Frequently asked questions

Does this prove a Google ranking?

No. SEO-v1.0 scores crawlability and on-page evidence. Rankings, traffic, and backlinks stay Unable to Verify until a connected integration exists.

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