Technical SEO Checklist 2026
A comprehensive checklist to ensure your website is technically optimized for search engines. Use this guide to identify and fix technical SEO issues.
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- Valid robots.txt fileCritical
- XML sitemap submitted to search enginesCritical
- No broken internal links (404 errors)Critical
- Proper URL structure with hyphens
- Avoid excessive redirects
- Canonical tags implemented correctlyCritical
- Meta robots tags configured properlyCritical
- No duplicate content issuesCritical
- Hreflang tags for international sites
- Pagination handled correctly
- Core Web Vitals passingCritical
- Images optimized and lazy loadedCritical
- CSS and JavaScript minified
- Browser caching enabled
- CDN implemented
- HTTPS enabled site-wideCritical
- Valid SSL certificateCritical
- Security headers configured
- No mixed content warnings
- Unique title tags (50-60 chars)Critical
- Meta descriptions (150-160 chars)Critical
- One H1 per pageCritical
- Structured data markup
- Image alt attributes
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- Start with critical items - These have the biggest impact on your SEO performance.
- Use tools to automate checks - Manual checking is time-consuming. Use SEO Cockpit to automate the process.
- Schedule regular audits - Technical issues can appear anytime. Run audits at least monthly.
- Prioritize fixes - Not all issues are equal. Focus on high-impact fixes first.
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