Whole-site check
Is your whole website ready for AI answers?
Not until a few basic things are in place. AI answers are built from what an AI can read on your website and on other sites, so one weak spot can keep your business out of an answer.
What does AI need from a website?
It needs nine things. Each one is listed here with the reason it matters.
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AI crawlers are allowed in robots.txt
If robots.txt blocks an AI crawler, that crawler is asked not to read the site, and most of the well-known ones obey.
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Page text is in the HTML without JavaScript
Many AI crawlers do not run JavaScript, so text added by scripts is invisible to them.
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Pages open with a direct answer under a question heading
A direct first sentence is easier for an AI answer to quote.
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Facts and figures name their source
A claim with a named source is easier for an engine to trust and to repeat.
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The site has Organization schema
Structured data states who the business is, so an engine does not have to guess.
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Name, address and phone match everywhere
Different details in different places make an engine unsure which business is which.
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There is a page for each service and each place served
A question about one service in one town is easier to be named for when a page answers exactly that.
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The business is on the directories and round-ups AI cites
AI answers often draw on these lists, so being missing from them makes being named less likely.
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Other sites describe the business the same way it describes itself
Matching descriptions across sites build a clear and repeatable picture of the business.
How many of these does your site have?
Tick each one your site already has and the count updates. You can only be sure by looking at the real site, so tick only what you know.
What you tick is not stored or sent anywhere. It stays on this page.
The count needs JavaScript. Without it, use the nine reasons above as a plain list to work through.
Why do the unticked ones matter?
- AI crawlers are allowed in robots.txt. If robots.txt blocks an AI crawler, that crawler is asked not to read the site, and most of the well-known ones obey.
- Page text is in the HTML without JavaScript. Many AI crawlers do not run JavaScript, so text added by scripts is invisible to them.
- Pages open with a direct answer under a question heading. A direct first sentence is easier for an AI answer to quote.
- Facts and figures name their source. A claim with a named source is easier for an engine to trust and to repeat.
- The site has Organization schema. Structured data states who the business is, so an engine does not have to guess.
- Name, address and phone match everywhere. Different details in different places make an engine unsure which business is which.
- There is a page for each service and each place served. A question about one service in one town is easier to be named for when a page answers exactly that.
- The business is on the directories and round-ups AI cites. AI answers often draw on these lists, so being missing from them makes being named less likely.
- Other sites describe the business the same way it describes itself. Matching descriptions across sites build a clear and repeatable picture of the business.
What does the whole-site check do that this list cannot?
It reads your actual site instead of relying on your answers. A list can only record what you believe is true. The check looks.
- It checks whether AI crawlers are let in.
- It checks whether your page text is in the HTML.
- It checks your schema.
- It checks how your brand is described across the site.
You get one list of what is in place and what is missing. Fixing the list does not guarantee a place in any AI answer. It removes the reasons you might be left out.
Inspect this page
What does our own page check say about this page?
2 of 2 rated checks passed, 0 failed, 7 more shown for information, checked on 13 November 2026.
Is the content clear?
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Passed
Page title
A page title was found.
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Information
Content structure
These headings were found in the page content.
Does it answer directly?
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Unknown
Does the opening meet the reader's need?
The opening is available for review. Whether it answers the right question depends on this page's purpose; question headings are not universally required.
Does it say who is behind it?
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Unknown
Business and source details
Links and structured-data types were recorded, but their accuracy and sufficiency have not been verified. Linked pages were not opened.
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Information
Structured data
Recorded types describe the page's markup, not verified facts or a requirement for citations.
Can AI reach and read it?
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Information
Page directives
No restrictive indexing or snippet directive was identified in the inspected tags and headers. This does not establish crawler access.
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Information
Fragment snippet directives
No data-nosnippet fragments were found.
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Passed
Content available in fetched HTML
Main content was extracted from the successful HTML response. Rendered content and real crawler access were not tested.
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Information
robots.txt rules
The inspected rules do not disallow this URL for the listed agents. Real crawler access was not tested.