What is a website grader?
A website grader is an automated audit that turns technical signals into a prioritized report. Teqri's Small Business Website Grader scores ten areas from 0 to 100, shows the evidence for each result, and removes unavailable checks from score coverage instead of guessing.
As of August 2026, the Teqri grader uses Google PageSpeed Insights for mobile Lighthouse data when the service is available. Teqri also fetches the public HTML, response headers, robots.txt, sitemap.xml, llms.txt, JSON-LD, form structure, and up to eight same-origin links.
What does this free website audit check?
The Website Grader checks ten categories with a published limit for each category. The score is useful for triage; it does not replace a full crawl or specialist review.
| Category | Automated method | What a passing result means | What still needs a person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Google mobile Lighthouse when available. | The tested page met the audit's performance threshold. | Real-user monitoring, device range, and conversion effect. |
| Mobile usability | Responsive viewport and Lighthouse viewport audit. | The page has the required mobile viewport behavior. | Real layouts, tap targets, reading, and task completion. |
| Accessibility | Lighthouse plus language, alt, label, and heading checks. | Automated signals cleared the stated threshold. | Keyboard, screen reader, zoom, contrast, and cognitive review. |
| Indexing | HTTP status, meta robots, X-Robots-Tag, robots.txt, sitemap. | No blocking directive was detected for the tested page. | Actual Google and Bing index status. |
| Broken links | Up to eight unique same-origin links from the submitted page. | Every sampled URL returned a successful or redirect response. | A site-wide crawl for larger websites. |
| SSL | Final URL protocol after safe redirects. | The submitted page loaded over HTTPS. | Certificate expiry and mixed-content monitoring. |
| Forms | Form count and explicit or wrapping accessible labels. | Detected entry controls have usable label structure. | Submission delivery, validation, spam, and error testing. |
| Metadata | Title, description, canonical, and H1 checks. | Four core page-level signals meet the audit rules. | Uniqueness and quality across the full site. |
| Structured data | JSON-LD parsing and Schema.org type inventory. | At least one JSON-LD block parses successfully. | Truthfulness, field completeness, and rich-result eligibility. |
| AI crawler access | robots.txt rules for five search and answer-engine crawlers. | No blocking rule was found for the submitted path. | Firewall logs, citations, mentions, and off-page reputation. |
How should you interpret a website audit score?
A high score means the tested signals are healthy, not that the website is finished. A low score identifies a technical queue, not the order in which every business should spend money.
90–100: maintain
Recheck after releases and monitor real users. A technically strong page still needs accurate content, a useful offer, and working lead or sales paths.
75–89: fix the warnings
Resolve failures first, then warnings that affect access, security, forms, or the primary customer task.
60–74: plan a focused repair
Group related work. Indexing and crawler access come before content polish because unreadable pages cannot be selected or cited.
Below 60: check the foundation
If many failures share the same theme or the site is hard to maintain, compare repair cost with a managed rebuild before patching one symptom at a time.
Which sources define the audit rules?
Teqri uses primary technical documentation for the external and standards-based checks. The thresholds and weighting are Teqri's explainable triage model, not a Google or W3C certification.
Frequently asked questions about the free website audit
What does the free website audit check?
The free website audit checks speed, mobile setup, automated accessibility signals, indexability, a bounded sample of internal links, HTTPS, form structure, metadata, JSON-LD structured data, and AI search crawler access.
Does the Website Grader crawl my whole site?
No. The Website Grader audits the submitted page, its root robots and discovery files, and a sample of up to eight same-origin links. Larger sites still need a full crawl.
Can an automated website audit prove accessibility compliance?
No. Automated checks can find structural issues, but accessibility also requires keyboard, screen-reader, zoom, contrast, content, and task testing by people.
Is the Website Grader score a Google ranking score?
No. The Website Grader score summarizes the ten checks this tool can run. It is not a Google ranking, traffic forecast, conversion score, or guarantee.
Have a repair queue now?
Teqri can fix the current site or compare the work with a managed rebuild.