seo-analytics-auditor

SEO & Analytics Auditor

Audit SEO, verify analytics, and optimize Core Web Vitals.

When to Use

Use for:

• Auditing SEO meta tags and structured data
• Verifying analytics implementations (GA4, Cloudflare)
• Checking Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS)
• Troubleshooting Search Console issues
• Validating Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
• Reviewing robots.txt and sitemap.xml

Quick Audit Workflow

Local browser automation installs (npx lighthouse, Playwright, headless Chrome) are not allowed on the owner's Mac. Start from reading the source, meta tags, and deployed HTML; run Lighthouse or other browser audits only when the user asks, through an approved lane (such as PageSpeed Insights or the Search Console reports).

# 1. Run Lighthouse audit
npx lighthouse https://yoursite.com --output=html --output-path=./audit.html

# 2. Check Core Web Vitals
npx lighthouse https://yoursite.com --only-categories=performance

# 3. Validate structured data
# Open: https://search.google.com/test/rich-results

SEO Checklist

Meta Tags (Required)

<title>Page Title - Brand (50-60 chars)</title>
<meta name="description" content="Description (150-160 chars)" />
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />
<link rel="canonical" href="https://domain.com/page/" />

Open Graph (Social Sharing)

<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://domain.com/" />
<meta property="og:title" content="Title" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Description" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://domain.com/og-image.png" />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="630" />

Twitter Card

<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Title" />
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Description" />
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://domain.com/og-image.png" />

Schema.org (Structured Data)

<script type="application/ld+json">
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Name",
    "jobTitle": "Title",
    "url": "https://domain.com"
  }
</script>

Analytics Implementation

Google Analytics 4

<script
  async
  src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XXXXXXXXXX"
></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag() {
    dataLayer.push(arguments);
  }
  gtag("js", new Date());
  gtag("config", "G-XXXXXXXXXX", {
    anonymize_ip: true,
    cookie_flags: "SameSite=None;Secure",
  });
</script>

Cloudflare Web Analytics

<script
  defer
  src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js"
  data-cf-beacon='{"token": "YOUR_TOKEN"}'
></script>

Core Web Vitals Targets (2025)

Metric	Good	Needs Improvement	Poor
LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)	< 2.5s	2.5s - 4s	> 4s
INP (Interaction to Next Paint)	< 200ms	200ms - 500ms	> 500ms
CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)	< 0.1	0.1 - 0.25	> 0.25

Testing Tools

Tool	URL	Purpose
PageSpeed Insights	https://pagespeed.web.dev	Core Web Vitals
Rich Results Test	https://search.google.com/test/rich-results	Schema.org
OpenGraph.xyz	https://www.opengraph.xyz	Social preview

Files to Check

• index.html - Meta tags, analytics scripts, Schema.org
• robots.txt - Crawler directives, sitemap reference
• sitemap.xml - URL list, lastmod dates
• manifest.json - PWA config

Common Issues

Issue	Fix
Meta description too short	Use 150-160 characters
Missing canonical URL	Add <link rel="canonical">
OG image wrong size	Use 1200x630 for best display
Schema.org errors	Test with Rich Results Test
Analytics not firing	Check browser console for errors

Integration Checklist

• Google Search Console verified
• Sitemap submitted to GSC
• GA4 property created and linked
• Core Web Vitals in "Good" range
• Rich Results test passing
• Social preview working

See Also

• Google SEO Starter Guide
• Core Web Vitals
• Schema.org