AudEsto Audit Engine Release Notes

v3.0.2 patch

Accurate URL variant and crawl waste reporting

• FixedURL variants (trailing slash, letter case, www, tracking parameters) are reported once, under Duplicate Content, instead of in three places.
• FixedA variant that redirects to the preferred URL (for example /about to /about/) is no longer reported as a duplicate.
• FixedCrawl waste is measured against crawled URLs only and can no longer exceed 100%.
• FixedTrailing-slash consistency is judged on the pages a site actually serves.

v3.0.1 patch

Guide coverage, robots.txt consent and report polish

• AddedGuide: a "Sitewide Audit Parameters" section documenting all 231 sitewide checks across the 24 analysed areas.
• Added"Learn more" links from every sitewide finding and from the Breakdown panel to the matching Guide entry.
• AddedPriority tab directories for sitewide audits: Page Directory, Invalid Link Directory and Schema Directory.
• AddedRelease Notes page (this page).
• ImprovedIgnoring robots.txt now requires confirming that you own or represent the website.
• ImprovedSitewide PDF: evenly aligned layout, a Visual Audit Insights & Growth Projections page and results grouped like the report tabs.
• ImprovedOverall Verdict card on sitewide results uses the same design as single page results.
• ImprovedMy Reports shows "Completed" for finished audits; the verdict is shown in the score columns.
• FixedOrphan, unreachable and zero-inlink results are marked inconclusive when the 500-page crawl limit is reached.
• FixedReadable hyphenated URL slugs are no longer flagged as unreadable IDs.
• FixedAnchor text that matches the linked page’s title is no longer reported as over-optimized.
• FixedSocial "share" buttons are no longer reported as broken external links.

v3.0.0 major

New Sitewide Audit engine and rebuilt Single Page Audit

• AddedSitewide Audit engine: background crawling of up to 500 URLs, processed in small batches and fairly scheduled between users.
• AddedPage-to-page comparison: duplicate and near-duplicate content, titles, descriptions, H1s and keyword cannibalization.
• AddedURL graph analysis: click depth, internal PageRank, orphan pages, isolated sections and link loops.
• Added24 sitewide areas, from crawlability and XML sitemaps to E-E-A-T, AEO/GEO readiness and template-level patterns.
• AddedLive Status and Task columns on My Reports - audits keep running when the tab is closed.
• AddedRebuilt Single Page Audit with strict scoring across 8 dimensions and a dedicated PDF.
• ImprovedSitewide audits require a free account and are limited to 5 per day within the 15 daily audits.
• ImprovedReal PageSpeed results for representative pages, reported separately from the SEO score.
• ImprovedAutomatic recovery from restarts and temporary network errors.

v2.5.9 patch

Automatic page discovery for sitewide audits

• ImprovedSitewide audits now discover and prioritise pages automatically, starting from the homepage and XML sitemaps.
• Removed"Select Specific Pages to Audit": the manual 100-page selection step for sitewide audits was retired.

v2.5.8 patch

Report retention clean-up

• FixedExpired reports and their files are now removed reliably.

v2.5.7 patch

Steadier audits under heavy load

• ImprovedAudits started at busy times queue and complete instead of timing out.

v2.5.6 patch

Lighter content analysis

• ImprovedSemantic content analysis uses a lighter language model, so large pages are analysed faster.

v2.5.5 patch

Faster result pages

• ImprovedResult pages load faster and the result tabs stay pinned while scrolling.

v2.5.4 patch

Human verification before an audit

• ImprovedHuman verification moved into a short popup before the audit starts.
• AddedStart a new audit from any page with the New Audit popup.

v2.5.3 patch

Fewer false positives

• FixedLazy-loaded images are no longer reported as missing sources.
• FixedPages with a valid self-referencing canonical are no longer flagged.

v2.5.2 patch

Learn more links

• AddedEvery issue on a report links to its explanation in the SEO Audit Guide.

v2.5.1 minor

SEO Audit Guide

• AddedSEO Audit Guide: every check explained - what it looks at and why it matters for search and AI answer engines.

v2.5.0 minor

Scoring accuracy pass

• ImprovedScoring weights re-balanced so critical problems move the score more than minor warnings.
• ImprovedClearer recommendations with the affected element quoted for each issue.

v2.4.9 patch

Memory-safe analysis of very large pages

• FixedVery large pages no longer stop the audit part-way; long content is analysed in sections.

v2.4.8 patch

HTTP status accuracy

• FixedPages that answer differently to HEAD and GET requests now report their real status code.

v2.4.7 patch

CMS detection

• AddedReports name the detected CMS so recommendations can reference the right settings.

v2.4.6 patch

E-E-A-T trust signals

• AddedChecks for author information, About and Contact pages and publisher details.

v2.4.5 patch

AI crawler access

• Addedrobots.txt rules for AI crawlers are reported alongside search engine bots.

v2.4.4 patch

Answer-ready passages

• AddedDetection of question headings followed by concise, quotable answers.

v2.4.3 patch

FAQ and HowTo structured data

• AddedFAQPage and HowTo markup is validated against the visible page content.

v2.4.2 patch

Heading hierarchy analysis

• ImprovedSkipped heading levels, empty headings and multiple H1s are reported with their exact text.

v2.4.1 patch

Topic and entity coverage

• AddedMain topics and entities are extracted and compared with the title and headings.

v2.4.0 minor

Semantic content analysis

• AddedSemantic content analysis of every audited page: topical focus, depth and keyword usage.

v2.3.9 patch

Responsive reports

• ImprovedReport tables and panels reflow cleanly on phones and tablets.

v2.3.8 patch

Clear allowance messages

• ImprovedFriendly banners explain the daily audit allowance before it runs out.

v2.3.7 patch

Re-audit in one click

• AddedRe-run any finished audit from My Reports with the same settings.

v2.3.6 patch

Audit history

• AddedMy Reports lists every audit with its date, type and scores.

v2.3.5 patch

Sign-in fixes

• FixedSigning in with Google now returns you to the report you were viewing.

v2.3.4 patch

Report access fixes

• FixedReports opened from a shared device no longer show another visitor’s audit.

v2.3.3 minor

Private reports

• ImprovedReports are private to the account or browser that ran the audit.

v2.3.2 patch

Crawl queue ordering

• ImprovedPages closer to the homepage are crawled first, so the most important pages are always included.

v2.3.1 patch

Deeper sitewide crawls

• ImprovedSitewide crawl limit raised substantially for more complete website audits.

v2.3.0 minor

Reorganised result tabs

• ImprovedOn-Page, Technical and AEO/GEO results reorganised into clearer tabs with issue counts.

v2.2.9 patch

Report rendering fixes

• FixedCharts and previews render correctly on first load of a report.

v2.2.8 patch

Share and back-to-top controls

• AddedShare buttons and a back-to-top control on long reports.

v2.2.7 patch

White-label PDF

• AddedDownloadable white-label PDF report with scores, issues and recommendations.

v2.2.6 patch

Growth projection chart

• AddedVisual Audit Insights with a projection of score gains after fixing issues.

v2.2.5 patch

Category breakdown

• ImprovedBreakdown panel shows passed, warning and failed checks per category.

v2.2.4 patch

Severity grouping

• ImprovedIssues grouped as Critical, Warning and Opportunity with matching icons.

v2.2.3 patch

Priority tab

• AddedPriority tab listing the fixes with the biggest impact first.

v2.2.2 patch

Preview fixes

• FixedDesktop preview no longer shows a blank frame for sites that block embedding.

v2.2.1 patch

Desktop preview

• AddedDesktop mockup preview of the audited page on the result page.

v2.2.0 minor

Redesigned result page

• ImprovedNew result page layout with score cards, an overall verdict and tabbed findings.

v2.1.9 patch

Old URL redirects

• FixedReports opened from old links redirect to their current address.

v2.1.8 patch

Sitewide image checks

• AddedMissing and empty image alt text counted across all crawled pages.

v2.1.7 patch

Mixed content

• AddedHTTPS pages loading insecure scripts, styles or images are reported.

v2.1.6 patch

Timeout handling

• ImprovedSlow pages are retried once before being reported as unreachable.

v2.1.5 patch

Status codes per page

• AddedEvery crawled URL records its HTTP status, so 4xx and 5xx pages are listed.

v2.1.4 patch

Tracking parameters

• FixedURLs that differ only by tracking parameters are treated as one page.

v2.1.3 patch

www and non-www

• Improvedwww and non-www versions are recognised as the same site and checked for a single preferred host.

v2.1.2 patch

Noindex pages

• ImprovedPages marked noindex are reported but no longer counted as indexable content.

v2.1.1 patch

Canonical handling

• AddedCanonical tags are followed and conflicting canonicals are reported.

v2.1.0 minor

Redirect chains

• AddedRedirect chains and loops detected during the sitewide crawl.

v2.0.9 patch

URL normalisation

• FixedTrailing slashes, #fragments and letter case no longer create duplicate pages in a crawl.

v2.0.8 patch

Crawl progress

• AddedProgress indicator showing pages crawled while a sitewide audit runs.

v2.0.7 patch

Sitewide result tabs

• AddedSitewide findings shown in the On-Page, Technical and AEO/GEO tabs, with affected URLs.

v2.0.6 patch

Broken internal links

• AddedInternal links pointing to missing or erroring pages are listed with their source page.

v2.0.5 patch

Duplicate titles and descriptions

• AddedPages sharing the same title or meta description are grouped together.

v2.0.4 patch

Sitewide score

• AddedPer-page results combined into one SEO and one AEO/GEO score for the whole site.

v2.0.3 patch

robots.txt compliance

• AddedThe crawler respects robots.txt rules and reports pages it blocks.

v2.0.2 patch

XML sitemap discovery

• AddedPages discovered from XML sitemaps as well as from internal links.

v2.0.1 minor

Entire website audit

• AddedNew audit mode: enter a domain and AudEsto crawls the site from its homepage.

v2.0.0 Foundation

Single Page Audit (v2.0.0 and earlier)

• AddedSingle Page Audit of any public URL with an SEO score and an AEO/GEO score.
• AddedOn-Page checks: title, meta description, headings, content length, images and internal links.
• AddedTechnical checks: HTTPS, status code, canonical, robots meta, mobile viewport and page speed signals.
• AddedAEO/GEO checks: structured data, answer-friendly content and AI search readiness.
• AddedClear, prioritised recommendations for every failed check.