The 15 most common technical SEO issues identified across more than 1 million website domains
Source: The study conducted by Patrick Stox focused on analyzing over 1 million domains to identify common technical SEO issues. (Updated November 15, 2023)
Most Common Meta-Tagging Issues:
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- Missing alt attributes – 80.4% of sites
- Meta description tag missing or empty – 72.9% of sites
- Page and SERP titles do not match – 68.5% of sites
- Title too long – 63.2% of sites
- Meta description too short – 59.2% of sites
- Meta description too long – 54.5% of sites
Most Common Heading and Webpage Structure Issues:
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- H1 tag missing or empty – 59.5% of sites
- Multiple H1 tags – 51.3% of sites
Most Common Internal Linking Issues:
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- Page has only one dofollow incoming internal link – 66.2% of sites
- Page has links to redirect – 62.7% of sites
Most Common Redirection Issues:
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- 3XX redirect – 95.2% of sites
- HTTP to HTTPS redirect – 88% of sites
Most Common Page Speed and Performance Issues:
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- Slow page – 72.3% of sites
