Best SEO Checklist
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Ensure homepage returns successful HTTPS response with crawlable text.

Crawlability optimization

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    Why this matters

    The homepage is the entry point for AI bots; it must be crawlable, secure, and fast to aid discovery.

    A STARTING-POINT EXAMPLE

    Hypothetical standard operating procedure

    Adapt this example to your site, access, tools, and change process. It is our suggested procedure, informed by the sources below.

    1. Load homepage via HTTPS and confirm 200 HTTP status without redirects.
    2. View raw page source to check for substantial crawlable text.
    3. Verify title and meta description tags exist and are descriptive.
    4. Scan homepage for client-side rendering dependencies that hide content.
    5. Fix server or CMS settings to enable server-rendered HTML and HTTPS.

    Watch for

    Unreachable, non-HTTPS, or JS-only homepages prevent crawl and indexing of important entry content.

    Definition of done

    Homepage loads over HTTPS with visible static HTML content, title, and meta description.

    Sources & attribution

    1. Website crawlability and discovery checklist for AI agents ↗

    Original checklist wording and example SOP by Best SEO Checklist, using source-grounded AI assistance. Editorial contact: Ted Kubaitis, @tedkubaitis on Teams. Check current source guidance before implementation.