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SEO audit for stevemaddenstyle.com
Shop Steve Madden Shoes & Boots - Steve Madden®
Health 65/100 (fair) · 10 pages crawled · generated 2026-08-26
Download Markdown report (feed to ChatGPT / Claude / Cursor)Explore trendy Steve Madden boots, shoes, and accessories with free shipping on orders over $100. Stylish, affordable footwear for fashion-forward shoppers.
10
pages crawled
7
indexable pages
0
errors
38
warnings
77
notices
0
orphan pages
0
broken links
Category breakdown
| Category | Score | Errors | Warnings | Notices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Data | 46 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Performance | 73 | 0 | 9 | 38 |
| Budget | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Indexability | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sitemap | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Agent Readiness | 97 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Crawlability | 97 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Headings | 97 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Links | 97 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Meta Description | 97 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cache | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Content | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Security | 100 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Social | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| URL | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Findings
Warnings (12 rules)
warning Control has no accessible name
Rule agent.control_no_name · Agent Readiness · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — 17 button/link(s) with no text or aria-label — an agent can't target them
warning Noindex page receives internal links (crawl-budget waste)
Rule budget.noindex_linked · Budget · 2 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — this noindex page has 1 internal inlink(s) — Googlebot follows them, fetches the page, then drops it unindexed, spending crawl budget for no indexing benefit (and the links leak equity). Remove/redirect the links, or drop the noindex if the page should be indexed. Linked from: https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — this noindex page has 1 internal inlink(s) — Googlebot follows them, fetches the page, then drops it unindexed, spending crawl budget for no indexing benefit (and the links leak equity). Remove/redirect the links, or drop the noindex if the page should be indexed. Linked from: https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/.
warning Incomplete/empty response after retries (likely transient — re-crawl)
Rule fetch.incomplete · Crawlability · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/my-account/ — context deadline exceeded after 3 attempts
warning Page is noindex
Rule index.noindex · Indexability · 2 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — meta/X-Robots: meta=noindex, follow
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — meta/X-Robots: meta=noindex, follow
warning Internal link points to a redirect
Rule links.redirect_target · Links · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ → https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/
warning Missing meta description
Rule meta_desc.missing · Meta Description · 1 occurrence(s)
warning Render-blocking script in <head> (no defer/async)
Rule perf.render_blocking · Performance · 9 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — 3 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — 2 render-blocking <script> in <head> (add defer/async or use type=module)
warning BreadcrumbList present but structurally incomplete
Rule schema.breadcrumb_incomplete · Structured Data · 6 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — a BreadcrumbList is present but structurally incomplete — missing required name. Give itemListElement at least 2 ListItems, each with a sequential integer position and a name, and an item URL on every entry except the last.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — a BreadcrumbList is present but structurally incomplete — missing required name. Give itemListElement at least 2 ListItems, each with a sequential integer position and a name, and an item URL on every entry except the last.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — a BreadcrumbList is present but structurally incomplete — missing required name. Give itemListElement at least 2 ListItems, each with a sequential integer position and a name, and an item URL on every entry except the last.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — a BreadcrumbList is present but structurally incomplete — missing required name. Give itemListElement at least 2 ListItems, each with a sequential integer position and a name, and an item URL on every entry except the last.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — a BreadcrumbList is present but structurally incomplete — missing required name. Give itemListElement at least 2 ListItems, each with a sequential integer position and a name, and an item URL on every entry except the last.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — a BreadcrumbList is present but structurally incomplete — missing required name. Give itemListElement at least 2 ListItems, each with a sequential integer position and a name, and an item URL on every entry except the last.
warning Schema describes content not visible on the page
Rule schema.hidden_content · Structured Data · 5 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — a schema name/headline ("Shop Steve Madden Shoes & Boots - Steve Madden®") does not appear in the page's visible text — Google's policies prohibit marking up content not visible to readers. This is a heuristic (a static-HTML substring check): JS-rendered or abbreviated names can be false positives, so verify before removing.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — a schema name/headline ("FAQ - Steve Madden®") does not appear in the page's visible text — Google's policies prohibit marking up content not visible to readers. This is a heuristic (a static-HTML substring check): JS-rendered or abbreviated names can be false positives, so verify before removing.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — a schema name/headline ("HTML Sitemap - Steve Madden®") does not appear in the page's visible text — Google's policies prohibit marking up content not visible to readers. This is a heuristic (a static-HTML substring check): JS-rendered or abbreviated names can be false positives, so verify before removing.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — a schema name/headline ("Privacy Policy - Steve Madden®") does not appear in the page's visible text — Google's policies prohibit marking up content not visible to readers. This is a heuristic (a static-HTML substring check): JS-rendered or abbreviated names can be false positives, so verify before removing.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — a schema name/headline ("Shop - Steve Madden®") does not appear in the page's visible text — Google's policies prohibit marking up content not visible to readers. This is a heuristic (a static-HTML substring check): JS-rendered or abbreviated names can be false positives, so verify before removing.
warning Rich-result schema missing required properties
Rule schema.invalid · Structured Data · 7 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — Organization missing: url
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — Organization missing: url
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — Organization missing: url
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — Organization missing: url
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — Organization missing: url
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — Organization missing: url
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — Organization missing: url
warning Non-indexable URL listed in sitemap
Rule sitemap.non_indexable · Sitemap · 2 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — listed in sitemap but noindex
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — listed in sitemap but noindex
Notices (20 rules)
notice Heading levels skip a level
Rule agent.heading_skip · Agent Readiness · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — h6 follows h1 — skips h2
notice No llms.txt for AI agents
Rule agent.llms_txt_missing · Agent Readiness · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — no llms.txt found at the site root — add one so AI agents get a curated site summary
notice No main landmark for AI agents
Rule agent.no_main_landmark · Agent Readiness · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — add a <main> element (or role=main) around the primary content
notice Page served uncached (no-store/private or CDN bypass)
Rule cache.not_cacheable · Cache · 2 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0, no-store, private
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — Cache-Control: no-transform, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate
notice Low text-to-HTML ratio
Rule content.low_ratio · Content · 6 occurrence(s)
notice Main text is hard to read (low Flesch Reading Ease)
Rule content.readability_poor · Content · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — this page reads as very difficult (Flesch Reading Ease -4556, 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 Likely hero image lacks fetchpriority=high
Rule images.hero_no_fetchpriority · Performance · 9 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — the likely hero/LCP image (sm_logo_sansserif_black_1.webp) 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 Internal link has no anchor text / accessible name
Rule links.no_anchor_text · Links · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — 16 internal link(s) have no anchor text, aria-label, or image alt — they pass no keyword signal and are unusable to screen readers. Add descriptive text or an aria-label.
notice Meta description too short
Rule meta_desc.too_short · Meta Description · 2 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — 43 chars
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — 32 chars
notice Missing Open Graph tags
Rule og.missing · Social · 7 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — og:image
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — og:image
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — og:image
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — og:description, og:image
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — og:image
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — og:image
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — og:image
notice Large DOM (over 1500 elements) slows rendering & interaction
Rule perf.dom_size_large · Performance · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — the page has 6676 DOM elements (recommended maximum is around 1500) — a large DOM increases style-recalculation, layout and paint cost, hurting LCP and INP. Flatten deep nesting, paginate long lists/tables, and lazy-render off-screen elements.
notice Legacy image format (jpg/png/gif) with no next-gen fallback
Rule perf.images_legacy_format · Performance · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — 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.
notice No ETag header (no conditional GET for unchanged pages)
Rule perf.no_etag · Performance · 9 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — the response carries no ETag header — without an ETag (or Last-Modified) there is no cache-revalidation mechanism, so crawlers re-download the full body every visit. Emit an ETag (a content hash) to enable conditional If-None-Match requests.
notice No Last-Modified header (no conditional GET for unchanged pages)
Rule perf.no_last_modified · Performance · 9 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.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://stevemaddenstyle.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://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — 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://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — 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 Slow server response
Rule perf.slow_response · Performance · 9 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — 7184 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — 6963 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — 6912 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — 12664 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — 7067 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — 6789 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — 6964 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — 6817 ms
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — 6453 ms
notice URL redirects to another URL
Rule redirect.single · Crawlability · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — redirects to https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/
notice Article schema missing recommended properties (Top Stories / image carousel)
Rule schema.article_incomplete · Structured Data · 5 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — BlogPosting structured data is missing recommended property (image) — these feed Top Stories and image-carousel eligibility. Google defines no required Article properties, so this is advisory: add author, headline, image and datePublished where they apply.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — BlogPosting structured data is missing recommended property (image) — these feed Top Stories and image-carousel eligibility. Google defines no required Article properties, so this is advisory: add author, headline, image and datePublished where they apply.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — BlogPosting structured data is missing recommended property (image) — these feed Top Stories and image-carousel eligibility. Google defines no required Article properties, so this is advisory: add author, headline, image and datePublished where they apply.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — BlogPosting structured data is missing recommended property (image) — these feed Top Stories and image-carousel eligibility. Google defines no required Article properties, so this is advisory: add author, headline, image and datePublished where they apply.
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — BlogPosting structured data is missing recommended property (image) — these feed Top Stories and image-carousel eligibility. Google defines no required Article properties, so this is advisory: add author, headline, image and datePublished where they apply.
notice Deprecated schema type with no Google rich result
Rule schema.deprecated_type · Structured Data · 1 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — deprecated rich-result type(s) present: Sitelinks Searchbox. The markup is valid schema.org but Google no longer generates a rich result for it — remove or repurpose the block.
notice Missing recommended security headers
Rule security.missing_headers · Security · 9 occurrence(s)
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ — X-Content-Type-Options, CSP
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
- https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ — CSP, X-Content-Type-Options
notice Underscores in URL path (prefer hyphens)
Rule url.underscores · URL · 1 occurrence(s)
Pages (showing 10 of 10)
| URL | Status | Indexable | Words | In-links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/ Shop Steve Madden Shoes & Boots - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 232 | 9 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/about/ About Us - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 230 | 9 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/html-sitemap/ HTML Sitemap - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 8822 | 9 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/refund_returns/ Refund And Returns Policy - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 655 | 9 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/shop/ Shop - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 490 | 9 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/cart/ Cart - Steve Madden® |
200 | no | 189 | 1 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/checkout/ Cart - Steve Madden® |
200 | no | 189 | 1 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/faq/ FAQ - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 526 | 1 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/privacy-policy/ Privacy Policy - Steve Madden® |
200 | yes | 361 | 1 |
| https://stevemaddenstyle.com/my-account/ | 0 | no | 0 | 9 |
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