WordPress SEO Audit

Plugin Conflicts, Theme Bloat, and Core Web Vitals — All Checked

A full technical and on-page audit built for WordPress — checks your plugins, theme output, page builder code, and site architecture. The system renders your pages in a real Chromium browser, so it sees exactly what Google sees — including the bloat your theme and plugins inject.

40 checks across 12 categories. Covers Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, and Gutenberg output. WooCommerce product schema included if applicable. Branded PDF delivered same day to 72 hours depending on tier.

WordPress SEO Audit — WordPress site layers being scanned for plugin conflicts and performance issues

What the WordPress Audit Checks

Plugin Conflicts & Bloat

Identifies SEO plugin conflicts, render-blocking scripts from heavy plugins, and duplicate functionality that slows your site and confuses search engines

Theme & Page Builder Output

Checks what Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, or Gutenberg actually outputs — nested divs, inline styles, lazy-loaded content that Googlebot might miss

WordPress-Specific Indexation

Tag archives, author pages, date archives, attachment pages — WordPress creates dozens of low-value URLs by default. The audit flags what should be noindexed

Database & Performance

Post revisions, transients, autoloaded data — WordPress database bloat that kills page speed. Core Web Vitals assessed with specific fix recommendations

Site Architecture Graph

Internal link structure mapped with PageRank distribution. Shows how your WordPress pages, posts, categories, and custom post types connect — and where equity gets stuck

When a WordPress Audit Makes the Difference

WordPress powers 43% of the web — but its flexibility is also its biggest SEO risk.

  • Your site has slowed down over time — plugin bloat, unoptimised page builder output, and database overhead are the usual culprits on WordPress
  • You've installed multiple SEO plugins and don't know which settings are conflicting — Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO, and schema plugins can fight each other
  • Google is indexing pages it shouldn't — tag archives, author pages, attachment URLs, and paginated archive pages that dilute your crawl budget
  • You're an agency managing WordPress clients and need platform-specific findings — not a generic report that doesn't mention plugins, themes, or WordPress architecture

What You Get in the Report

Standard 40-check audit plus WordPress-specific findings. Every issue comes with a fix your developer can implement.

WordPress SEO Audit — plugin impact analysis, theme quality assessment, and database optimisation

WordPress Technical Report

Plugin audit, theme output analysis, page builder code review, database health, caching configuration, and WordPress-specific security checks. Every finding contextualised to your setup.

Indexation Cleanup Plan

Every low-value URL WordPress has created — tag archives, author pages, attachment URLs, date archives — identified with specific noindex recommendations.

Core Web Vitals + Speed

LCP, INP, and CLS assessed with WordPress-specific causes identified. Plugin-by-plugin impact on page speed. Specific recommendations for your theme and hosting setup.

Prioritised WordPress Roadmap

AI-generated recommendations contextualised to WordPress. Every fix ranked by impact — from quick plugin changes to architectural improvements your developer can action.

Three Ways to Work Together

Most Popular

Managed Service

I Run It For You

Submit your WordPress URL. I run the full audit, review the findings against your specific theme and plugin setup, and deliver a branded PDF with actionable fixes.

Best for: WordPress site owners and agencies wanting platform-specific findings.

Buy the System

Purchase and Run It Yourself

I build the WordPress audit pipeline and hand it over. Run audits across all your WordPress clients with no ongoing fees.

Best for: Agencies with technical teams managing multiple WordPress sites.

Bespoke Build

Tell Me What to Automate

Need custom WordPress checks, specific plugin audits, or WooCommerce-focused analysis? I'll build a pipeline tailored to your WordPress workflow.

Best for: Agencies with complex WordPress or WooCommerce requirements.

Why Trust BrightIQ

17 years of SEO including hundreds of WordPress audits across every major theme and page builder. I built the WordPress-specific checks because generic tools don't understand plugin conflicts, theme output, or WordPress indexation patterns.

Credentials

  • WordPress audits across Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Gutenberg, GeneratePress, and Astra setups
  • Chromium-based crawling renders your pages exactly as Google sees them — including JavaScript-loaded content

What makes this different

  • Platform-aware checks — the audit understands WordPress architecture, plugin ecosystems, and theme constraints
  • Every fix is WordPress-specific — "deactivate this plugin" or "add this to functions.php", not generic advice

How the WordPress Audit Works

1

Submit Your WordPress URL

Send your URL and select an audit tier. I'll detect your theme, page builder, and key plugins automatically during the crawl.

2

Full-Browser WordPress Crawl

Crawl4AI renders every page in Chromium — capturing the actual output your theme and page builder produce, not just the raw HTML. Plugin scripts, lazy-loaded content, and dynamic elements all captured.

3

40-Check Engine + WordPress Layer

Standard technical checks plus WordPress-specific analysis: plugin conflicts, theme output quality, indexation issues from WordPress defaults, database performance, and caching configuration.

4

WordPress-Specific Roadmap + Delivery

AI generates prioritised fixes contextualised to your WordPress setup. Branded PDF delivered same day to 72 hours. Every recommendation references your specific plugins and theme.

How I Deliver This

The WordPress audit layer sits on top of the standard 40-check pipeline. Crawl4AI renders pages in Chromium — critical for WordPress sites where page builders load content dynamically. The rule engine scores technical health. The WordPress layer then analyses plugin output, theme code quality, indexation patterns (tag/author/date/attachment archives), database performance indicators, and caching configuration. If WooCommerce is detected, product schema validation is included automatically. See exactly how the audit engine works →

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Ready to Find What's Slowing Down Your WordPress Site?

Plugins, theme output, indexation, architecture — all checked in one pass. From £67 for a Prospect Audit, £297 for a full AI SEO Audit, or £497 for the Advanced Audit.

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