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    • integratedproperty
      integratedproperty last edited by

      What is the quickest and easiest way to run an SEO audit on a Wordpress site that at least shows all the mechanical problems?

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      • BartonInteractive
        Zack last edited by

        Hi there,

        While I believe Moz to have the superior Site Audit training methodology, I've also tried Ahrefs, which seems "lighter", but honestly, you may just want to download and run Screaming Frog (no affiliation) on your website, to gather a quick report on missing titles, meta descriptions, h1s, duplicate content, etc..

        Hope this helps!

        Zack

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        • eli.myers
          eli.myers Staff last edited by

          Hey there!

          Thanks for reaching out to us!

          I would recommend using our on demand crawl - we have a great guide on it here: https://moz.com/help/research-tools/on-demand-crawl/overview

          Feel free to reach out to help@moz.com if you have any further questions,

          Best,

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