SEO audit for david-simonson.com
David Simonson Art
Health 69/100 (fair) · 7 pages crawled · generated 2026-08-26
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| Category | Score | Errors | Warnings | Notices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | 74 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Canonical | 96 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Links | 96 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Agent Readiness | 100 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Images | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Meta Description | 100 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Performance | 100 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Security | 100 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Sitemap | 100 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Social | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Warnings (3 rules)
warning Interior page canonicalizes to the homepage
Rule canonical.points_to_homepage · Canonical · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — this interior page canonicalizes to the homepage (https://www.david-simonson.com/) — Google will treat the homepage as authoritative and drop this page from search. Point the canonical at the page's own URL.
warning Thin content (low word count)
Rule content.thin · Content · 6 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — 37 words
- https://www.david-simonson.com/about — 112 words
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — 127 words
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — 109 words
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — 37 words
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — 97 words
warning Orphan page (no internal inlinks)
Rule links.orphan · Links · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — no internal links point here
Notices (16 rules)
notice Heading levels skip a level
Rule agent.heading_skip · Agent Readiness · 4 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — h3 follows h1 — skips h2
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — h3 follows h1 — skips h2
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — h3 follows h1 — skips h2
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — h3 follows h1 — skips h2
notice No llms.txt for AI agents
Rule agent.llms_txt_missing · Agent Readiness · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — no llms.txt found at the site root — add one so AI agents get a curated site summary
notice Canonical points to a different URL
Rule canonical.non_self · Canonical · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — canonical=https://www.david-simonson.com/
notice Low text-to-HTML ratio
Rule content.low_ratio · Content · 4 occurrence(s)
notice Main text is hard to read (low Flesch Reading Ease)
Rule content.readability_poor · Content · 3 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/about — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 42, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — this page reads as difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 41, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease 24, below 50) — long sentences and multi-syllable words make it hard to scan. Shorten sentences and prefer plainer words to widen your audience. Density can be legitimate for expert, technical or legal content, so judge it against who the page is for.
notice Image filename is generic/auto-generated (missed image-search signal)
Rule images.generic_filename · Images · 5 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — 3 image(s) use a generic/auto-generated filename (e.g. IMG_1234.jpg, photo1.png, a bare UUID). Google reads the filename as a signal of image content, so rename files descriptively (hyphen-separated words) before upload.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — 9 image(s) use a generic/auto-generated filename (e.g. IMG_1234.jpg, photo1.png, a bare UUID). Google reads the filename as a signal of image content, so rename files descriptively (hyphen-separated words) before upload.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — 29 image(s) use a generic/auto-generated filename (e.g. IMG_1234.jpg, photo1.png, a bare UUID). Google reads the filename as a signal of image content, so rename files descriptively (hyphen-separated words) before upload.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — 3 image(s) use a generic/auto-generated filename (e.g. IMG_1234.jpg, photo1.png, a bare UUID). Google reads the filename as a signal of image content, so rename files descriptively (hyphen-separated words) before upload.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — 5 image(s) use a generic/auto-generated filename (e.g. IMG_1234.jpg, photo1.png, a bare UUID). Google reads the filename as a signal of image content, so rename files descriptively (hyphen-separated words) before upload.
notice Likely hero image lacks fetchpriority=high
Rule images.hero_no_fetchpriority · Performance · 5 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — the likely hero/LCP image (img_6731.jpeg) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — the likely hero/LCP image (img_4668.jpeg) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — the likely hero/LCP image (img_6731.jpeg) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — the likely hero/LCP image (img_6731.jpeg) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — the likely hero/LCP image (img_6932.jpeg) has no fetchpriority="high" — adding it tells the browser to fetch the hero earlier in the waterfall, reducing Largest Contentful Paint. This is a low-severity nudge; verify the flagged image is actually your LCP element.
notice Images without width/height (layout shift / CLS)
Rule images.missing_dimensions · Images · 5 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — 3 of 3 images without width/height
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — 9 of 9 images without width/height
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — 30 of 30 images without width/height
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — 3 of 3 images without width/height
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — 6 of 6 images without width/height
notice Meta description too long
Rule meta_desc.too_long · Meta Description · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — 264 chars
notice Meta description too short
Rule meta_desc.too_short · Meta Description · 2 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — 30 chars
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — 30 chars
notice Missing Open Graph tags
Rule og.missing · Social · 7 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — og:image
- https://www.david-simonson.com/about — og:image
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — og:image
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — og:image
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — og:image
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — og:image
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — og:image
notice Legacy image format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen fallback
Rule perf.images_legacy_format · Performance · 5 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — 3 image(s) use a legacy format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen <picture> fallback. Serve WebP or AVIF (with a <picture> typed <source>) to cut image transfer weight and improve LCP.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — 9 image(s) use a legacy format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen <picture> fallback. Serve WebP or AVIF (with a <picture> typed <source>) to cut image transfer weight and improve LCP.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — 30 image(s) use a legacy format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen <picture> fallback. Serve WebP or AVIF (with a <picture> typed <source>) to cut image transfer weight and improve LCP.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — 3 image(s) use a legacy format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen <picture> fallback. Serve WebP or AVIF (with a <picture> typed <source>) to cut image transfer weight and improve LCP.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — 6 image(s) use a legacy format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen <picture> fallback. Serve WebP or AVIF (with a <picture> typed <source>) to cut image transfer weight and improve LCP.
notice No Last-Modified header (no conditional GET for unchanged pages)
Rule perf.no_last_modified · Performance · 7 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/about — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — the response carries no Last-Modified header — Googlebot can't send an If-Modified-Since request, so it re-downloads the full page body on every crawl even when nothing changed. Emit Last-Modified (or an ETag) on stable pages to enable 304 Not Modified responses.
notice Missing recommended security headers
Rule security.missing_headers · Security · 7 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — CSP
- https://www.david-simonson.com/about — CSP
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — CSP
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — CSP
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — CSP
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — CSP
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — CSP
notice target=_blank link without rel=noopener (tab-napping)
Rule security.unsafe_cross_origin_links · Security · 7 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
- https://www.david-simonson.com/about — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
- https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
- https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — 2 external link(s) use target="_blank" without rel="noopener" — the opened page can hijack your tab (reverse tab-napping). Add rel="noopener noreferrer".
notice Indexable page not listed in sitemap
Rule sitemap.orphan_not_listed · Sitemap · 4 occurrence(s)
- https://www.david-simonson.com/ — indexable but not in sitemap
- https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall — indexable but not in sitemap
- https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon — indexable but not in sitemap
- https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 — indexable but not in sitemap
| URL | Status | Indexable | Words | In-links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.david-simonson.com/ David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 37 | 7 |
| https://www.david-simonson.com/about About — David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 112 | 7 |
| https://www.david-simonson.com/contact-lange Contact — — David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 127 | 7 |
| https://www.david-simonson.com/cornwall Cornwall — David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 109 | 5 |
| https://www.david-simonson.com/lovelettertlondon A Love Letter to London — David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 216 | 5 |
| https://www.david-simonson.com/westcoast2022v1 West Coast 2022# — David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 97 | 5 |
| https://www.david-simonson.com/portfolio David Simonson Art |
200 | yes | 37 | 0 |
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