backlinko.com — Website Report
Scored 77/100 · Scanned with Foglift
backlinko.com scored 77. One fix would take it to 97.
Quick wins
~71 min total fix timehttps://backlinko.com/ · 2026-06-20
Scanned with Foglift · Technical Audit + AI Readiness analysis
AI Action Plan
Website Analysis for https://backlinko.com Great news — your site has strong AI visibility (76/100). Overall score: 77/100. AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity are likely to find and cite your content. We found 1 critical issue and 8 warnings. Here's your prioritized action plan:
FIX FIRST (Critical): 1. Missing Content Security Policy header — Add a Content-Security-Policy header to prevent XSS and injection attacks. QUICK WINS (Warnings):
1. No FAQ section found — AI assistants love Q&A content — it's the easiest format for them to extract and quote. Add a Frequently Asked Questions section to your page, and you'll significantly increase your chances of being cited in AI-generated answers. 2. Missing X-Frame-Options header — Set X-Frame-Options to prevent clickjacking attacks. 3. Missing Referrer Policy header — Add a Referrer-Policy header to control information leakage. 4. Missing Permissions Policy header — Add a Permissions-P
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AI Visibility
How likely AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini are to cite your brand
Technical Issues
AI assistants love Q&A content — it's the easiest format for them to extract and quote. Add a Frequently Asked Questions section to your page, and you'll significantly increase your chances of being cited in AI-generated answers.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "FAQPage",
"mainEntity": [{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "What does your company do?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "We provide [your service]. Our solution helps..."
}
}]
}
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SEO & Technical Issues (9)
Add a Content-Security-Policy header to prevent XSS and injection attacks.
# Nginx:
add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';" always;
# Apache (.htaccess):
Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';"
# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'Content-Security-Policy', value: "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'" }Set X-Frame-Options to prevent clickjacking attacks.
# Nginx:
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'X-Frame-Options', value: 'SAMEORIGIN' }Add a Referrer-Policy header to control information leakage.
# Nginx:
add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'Referrer-Policy', value: 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' }Add a Permissions-Policy header to control browser feature access.
# Nginx:
add_header Permissions-Policy "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()" always;
# Next.js (next.config.js headers):
{ key: 'Permissions-Policy', value: 'camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()' }Your title is 65 characters. Keep it under 60 for best display in search results.
Form inputs should have associated labels or aria-label attributes so screen readers can identify them.
Heading hierarchy jumps from H2 to H4. Don't skip heading levels — this confuses screen readers and assistive technology.
Your HTML is 239KB. Large HTML documents take longer to parse. Consider lazy loading content or splitting into multiple pages.
Add a 'Skip to main content' link at the top of the page so keyboard users can bypass repetitive navigation.
<!-- Add as the first element inside <body> -->
<a href="#main-content" class="sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:top-2 focus:left-2 focus:z-50 focus:px-4 focus:py-2 focus:bg-blue-600 focus:text-white focus:rounded">
Skip to main content
</a>
<!-- Add id to your main content area -->
<main id="main-content">
...
</main>Your Potential Score
77
Now
90
Potential
+13 points possible by fixing 10 issues
That moves you from C to A — top 5% of all websites
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What This Score Means for You
Security gaps — Missing security headers may flag your site as unsafe in browsers, hurting trust and conversions.
Most of these issues have simple, copy-paste fixes. Check the code snippets above for quick solutions.
Security score: 35/100
Most security issues are 5-minute fixes — adding HTTP headers to your server config. Check the code fixes above for the exact headers to add — we include copy-paste code for Nginx, Apache, Vercel, and Netlify.