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  1. 1

    Add a tap-to-call link

    +6 points, to 84, and #70,821, 55,730 places up

    Add a tap-to-call phone link.

    100 pages, 91 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • and 90 more in the copied plan
  2. 2

    Answer the first question right under it

    +3 points, to 87, and into the top 25%

    Answer the first question in the paragraph right under it, in 25 to 90 words. Whether the paragraph truly answers is for the judge or a person to say.

    91 pages under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/sports/kawaihau-clinic-draws-a-crowd
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  3. 3

    Phrase headings as questions

    +3 points, to 90

    Phrase at least one heading as the question a person would ask.

    91 pages under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/sports/kawaihau-clinic-draws-a-crowd
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  4. 4

    Use one main heading

    +2 points, to 92

    Give the page exactly one h1 that says what it is about.

    90 pages, 84 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/sports/kawaihau-clinic-draws-a-crowd
    • /2026/10/15/business/hawaiis-holiday-travel-outlook-not-too-merry-amid-high-costs
    • and 80 more in the copied plan
  5. 5

    Fix description lengths

    +1 point, to 93

    Write a meta description of 70 to 165 characters that summarizes the page.

    100 pages, 91 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • and 90 more in the copied plan
  6. 6

    Put figures in tables

    +2 points, to 95

    Where the guide compares options or gives figures, put them in a table.

    91 pages under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/sports/kawaihau-clinic-draws-a-crowd
    • and 81 more in the copied plan
  7. 7

    Describe images

    +1 point, to 96

    Describe every content image in its alt text.

    96 pages, 90 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • and 86 more in the copied plan
  8. 8

    Link straight to the final address

    +2 points, to 98

    Point links and the sitemap at the final address, not at one that redirects.

    99 pages, 91 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/haena-reopening-on-thursday
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/rules-proposed-for-breaking-future-election-ties
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/14/lifestyles/happy-camper-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/sports/kawaihau-clinic-draws-a-crowd
    • and 89 more in the copied plan
  9. 9

    Let AI crawlers in

    +1 point, to 99

    Remove the robots.txt rules that shut out AI crawlers. On Cloudflare, also turn off "Block AI bots", which writes these rules for you.

    Once, for the whole site

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
  10. 10

    Make near-copy pages distinct

    Under a point

    Rewrite or merge pages that share most of their text. A page that only swaps a city or product name is what search engines treat as doorway or scaled content.

    Once, for the whole site

  11. 11

    Add an llms.txt

    Under a point

    Add /llms.txt: a short plain text map of the site for assistants. Its effect is unproven, so treat it as cheap insurance.

    Once, for the whole site

  12. 12

    Fix title lengths

    Under a point

    Write a title of 15 to 65 characters that leads with what the page covers.

    28 pages, 20 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/multiple-funding-sources-are-needed-to-tackle-repairs-from-hawaiis-recent-disasters
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/applications-now-open-for-hurricane-lowell-business-recovery-grants
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/fema-raises-rent-for-maui-wildfire-survivors-for-3rd-time-this-year
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/hawaii-senate-plans-hearing-on-kauhale-project-after-critical-audit
    • /2026/10/17/hawaii-news/community-encouraged-to-participate-in-october-drug-take-back-day
    • /2026/10/17/lifestyles/hawaii-youth-invited-to-lead-at-the-state-capitol-youth-climate-summit
    • /2026/10/18/hawaii-news/kilauea-lava-fountaining-ends-after-nearly-6-hours-in-halemaumau-crater
    • /2026/10/19/hawaii-news/department-of-water-announces-upcoming-rate-increases-effective-nov-1
    • and 18 more in the copied plan
  13. 13

    Set a share image

    +1 point, to 100, and full marks

    Set og:image so links to the page carry a picture.

    48 pages, 39 of them under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/election-ballot-mailing-and-ballot-drop-box-locations-announced
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hooser-election-manipulation-by-any-other-name-is-still-election-manipulation
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/obituaries-for-wednesday-october-14-2026
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/applications-now-open-for-hurricane-lowell-business-recovery-grants
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/help-shape-how-conservation-district-lands-are-managed
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-services-update
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/kauai-town-hall-meeting-on-oct-20
    • and 38 more in the copied plan
4 more, to tidy up after 100
  1. 14

    Set each page's canonical address

    Under a point

    Add a canonical link that points to the page itself.

    6 pages under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update
    • /2026/10/16/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update-2
    • /2026/10/17/hawaii-news/the-surfers-guide-to-living-a-longer-more-active-life
    • /2026/10/18/hawaii-news/no-kings-rallies-focus-on-getting-out-the-vote
    • /2026/10/20/hawaii-news/hurricane-lowell-recovery-county-of-kaua%ca%bbi-services-update-3
    • /2026/10/21/lifestyles/direct2uh-expands-to-all-10-uh-campuses-reaches-more-hawai%ca%bbi-seniors
  2. 15

    Add depth to thin pages

    Under a point

    Add true, specific detail until the page covers its subject.

    5 pages under /2026/10/

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/kauai-town-hall-meeting-on-oct-20
    • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/princeville-man-wanted-on-active-warrants-apprehended
    • /2026/10/15/sports/kauai-high-looking-for-softball-coach
    • /2026/10/17/lifestyles/kauai-veterans-memorial-hospital-craft-fair-saturday
    • /2026/10/20/hawaii-news/lane-closures-scheduled-along-county-roads-in-wailua-this-week
  3. 16

    Allow pages to be indexed

    Under a point

    Remove noindex when the page is ready to be found.

    2 pages

    Steps for your host: Cloudflare, WordPress, Namecheap and more
    See the pages
    • /2026/10/17/hawaii-news/the-surfers-guide-to-living-a-longer-more-active-life
    • /2026/10/18/hawaii-news/no-kings-rallies-focus-on-getting-out-the-vote
  4. 17

    Replace unsupported sales claims

    Under a point

    Replace the sales claim with a fact that can be checked.

    2 pages

    See the pages
    • /2026/10/17/sports/uh-golf-tournament-helps-kauai-hurricane-recovery-efforts
    • /2026/10/21/hawaii-news/hooser-electing-a-county-council-that-leads

What else the read found

Half its pages start answering within 4 ms, inside the 800 ms a crawler is patient with. One fetch a page, the way a crawler sees it.

  • /2026/10/16/hawaii-news/editorial-its-time-to-deploy-rainy-day-money535 ms
  • /2026/10/17/hawaii-news/news-briefs-for-saturday-october-17-2026485 ms
  • /2026/10/14/hawaii-news/senator-calls-for-expanded-economic-opportunities-following-release-of-survey479 ms
  • /2026/10/15/hawaii-news/princeville-man-wanted-on-active-warrants-apprehended425 ms
  • /2026/10/15/sports/raiders-voyagers-take-tuesday-kif-volleyball-matchup-in-four417 ms

Fastest: /2026/10/15/sports/kauai-high-looking-for-softball-coach, 2 ms. Heaviest: /submit-news, 29 KB.

Read from its home page’s code and the headers its server sent. A tool that loads later, or only on other pages, is not seen here.

  • WordPressPlatform
  • nginxServer
  • Google Tag ManagerAnalytics
  • Font AwesomeFonts
pages with strong signs
0
hidden characters
0
chat, markdown or placeholders left in
0
dashes per 1,000 words
2.8

A sign is not proof. Hidden characters can carry a watermark or instructions meant for an AI, and they come off with a clean copy of the text.

  • / fails 4: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Describe images1 page
  • /submit-news fails 6: Use one main heading, Add a tap-to-call link and Fix description lengths1 page
  • /login fails 5: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /my-account fails 5: Add a tap-to-call link, Fix description lengths and Fix title lengths1 page
  • /2026/ 91 fail a rule. Worst: /2026/10/21/lifestyles/direct2uh-expands-to-all-10-uh-campuses-reaches-more-hawai%ca%bbi-seniors, 11 rules91 pages
  • /category/ 5 fail a rule. Worst: /category/business, 7 rules5 pages

The read stopped at its page limit, so pages no link leads to cannot be told from pages it did not reach, and neither is reported.

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