<h1 id="h_a0f731e160"><b>📋 What Is the Site Health Score?</b></h1><p class="no-margin">The <b>Site Health Score</b> is a numerical rating that gives you a quick snapshot of your website's overall technical SEO condition. It is generated after Search Atlas crawls your site and evaluates on-page and technical factors across your pages.</p><p class="no-margin">You can find your score inside the Site Audit area of the platform after a crawl has been completed.</p><h1 id="h_07802e6f1d"><b>🔢 How to Read Your Score</b></h1><p class="no-margin">Your score sits on a scale, where a higher number indicates a healthier site from a technical SEO perspective. Use the ranges below as a general guide:</p><ul><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Excellent:</b> Your site is in great shape. Only minor issues exist. Focus on maintaining this level and resolving any remaining notices.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Good:</b> Your site is performing well but has some issues worth addressing. Prioritise any warnings to push your score higher.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Needs Improvement:</b> A notable number of issues are present. Fixing errors and warnings in this range can meaningfully improve crawlability and rankings.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Critical:</b> Significant technical problems exist. Immediate attention is recommended to avoid negative impacts on search visibility.</p></li></ul><h1 id="h_2dad64118e"><b>🔍 What Does a High Score Mean?</b></h1><p class="no-margin">A high site health score means your site is in excellent technical condition. Any remaining gap from a perfect score typically reflects a handful of low-severity notices or minor warnings — not serious errors. At this level, your site's technical foundation is strong and unlikely to be holding back your search performance.</p><p class="no-margin">To close that gap, review the remaining issues flagged in your audit report. Even at high scores, resolving notices can improve consistency across your pages.</p><h1 id="h_2666a730e5"><b>⚠️ Understanding Issue Types</b></h1><p class="no-margin">The audit categorises issues into three severity levels, each of which affects your score differently:</p><ul><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Errors (High Severity):</b> These are the most damaging issues — broken links, missing canonical tags, pages blocked from indexing, and similar problems. Fixing errors has the greatest positive impact on your score.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Warnings (Medium Severity):</b> These are issues that are not immediately critical but can harm performance over time, such as slow page speed, duplicate meta descriptions, or thin content.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Notices (Low Severity):</b> These are informational flags that highlight opportunities for improvement. They have a smaller effect on your score but are still worth reviewing.</p></li></ul><h1 id="h_803fa8fe49"><b>🚀 How to Improve Your Score</b></h1><ol><li><p class="no-margin">Open your site audit report inside Search Atlas after a crawl has completed.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">Sort issues by <b>severity</b> — start with Errors, then Warnings, then Notices.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">Click any issue to see the affected pages and the recommended fix for that issue type.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">Apply the recommended fixes on your site, then re-run the crawl to see your updated score.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">Repeat this process regularly to maintain and improve your site health over time.</p></li></ol><p class="no-margin">If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type <b>human teammate</b> to be connected with a member of our team.</p>