Scan Module For: Findability

Findability Scan Module Details

• Full-site Findability scan

  Scan your entire site, a single page, or a custom list of URLs. BetaSweep finds pages from your sitemap automatically, with options to exclude paths, filter by page type, or use a different sitemap for staging and localhost sites. No need to enter URLs or test pages one at a time.

  BetaSweep runs on your computer, you can scan localhost and staging environments that aren't publicly accessible. Use a custom sitemap URL when your development or staging site isn't using its production sitemap.

• Check AI discoverability

  Check the files and page information that help AI tools find and understand your site. This includes robots.txt, which tells search engines and AI tools which parts of your site they can access; sitemaps, which list your site's pages; and llms.txt, a newer file designed to give AI tools helpful information about your site. BetaSweep also checks other signals related to emerging approaches like AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization).

• Check page metadata

  Review the information in your page code that helps search engines understand each page. This includes page titles and descriptions, which can appear in search results; canonical URLs, which tell search engines which version of a page to use; and robots settings, which control how pages can be crawled and indexed.

• Find broken links

  Check internal and external links for problems such as missing pages, server errors, DNS failures, timeouts, and SSL errors. BetaSweep also separates uncertain results, such as bot-protection errors and timeouts, so they aren't automatically counted as broken links.

• Check URLs and redirects

  Find problems that can make pages harder for visitors and search engines to reach. For example, a redirect sends someone from one URL to another, but a chain of several redirects can slow things down, while a redirect loop can prevent a page from loading at all. BetaSweep also checks for conflicting canonical URLs and other redirect issues.

• Check headings and structure

  Review your headings to make sure they clearly organize your content. For example, your main heading should describe the page, while smaller headings should introduce the sections below it. A clear structure makes your content easier for people, search engines, and AI tools to understand.

• Check semantic HTML

  Check whether your page uses HTML elements that describe what each part of the page is for. For example, <nav> identifies navigation, while <main> identifies the main content. Clear HTML structure helps browsers, assistive technology, search engines, and AI tools make sense of your pages.

• Check images

  Find images that are missing alt text—a short description that tells people what an image shows—or aren't marked correctly as decorative. BetaSweep also finds oversized image files that can slow down your pages. These checks help with accessibility, search visibility, and page performance.

• Check content quality

  Look for thin or outdated content, duplicate page titles, and other issues that can make your pages harder to understand. Useful, clear, up-to-date content gives both search engines and AI tools more information to work with.

• Detect duplicate and near-duplicate pages

  Compare pages across your site to find content that's identical or very similar. For example, you may have several pages with almost the same text that should really be one page. Finding these duplicates can help prevent confusion when search engines decide which pages to include in their index.

• Check structured data

  Check structured data—extra information in your page code that helps search engines understand what your content is about. BetaSweep checks JSON-LD structured data across 150+ Schema.org types, including Organization, LocalBusiness, Restaurant, Article, Product, and FAQPage. It also checks the information required or recommended for each type.

  See which Schema.org types were detected on each page and which required or recommended properties are missing. Each issue identifies the specific type and property so developers know exactly what to add.

• Check social sharing

  Check the information that controls how your pages look when they're shared on social media. This includes Open Graph and Twitter Card settings, which can define the title, description, and image shown with a shared link.

• Check trust signals

  Look for information that helps visitors understand who's behind your website and content. This includes author information, contact pages, and privacy policy links. These are sometimes called E-E-A-T signals—Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness—a framework search engines use to evaluate how credible and reliable your site is.

• Flag potential false positives

  Some websites use JavaScript to load or change content after the page starts loading. That can make automated checks less certain. BetaSweep recognizes platforms such as WordPress, Shopify, Next.js, React, and Vue to better understand how your site works and flags results that may need a closer look instead of treating them as definite problems.

• Download and Share Actionable Reporting

  Prioritize issues by severity

  Every issue is rated Critical, Serious, Moderate, or Minor, so you can quickly see which problems need attention first.

  Get the details to fix each issue

  See the exact HTML element where an issue was found, along with the surrounding elements. Reports also include code snippets to help developers find and fix the problem in the page source.

  Identify issues needing manual review

  Some Findability issues can't be fully checked automatically, especially on sites that use JavaScript to load content. BetaSweep flags these results for manual review rather than treating them as definite problems, so you can check them yourself.

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