smh.com.au Website Health Report
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Analyzed 8/2/2026, 3:44:08 AM · https://smh.com.au
Summary
As of August 2, 2026, smh.com.au scores 87/100 overall (grade A), ranking #6 of 995 websites in the E:LAB STUDIO database — the top 1%. Its strongest area is SEO (100/100); its weakest is Schema (60/100).
Its AI-search visibility (AEO) score is 85/100 — a measure of how citable the page is to AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. 6 structured-data types detected (WebPage, Organization, ImageObject, WebPageElement). Top fixes: FAQ schema, FAQPage, LocalBusiness.
Speed scores 85/100: the server answered in 42ms, the HTML weighs 1266 KB, compression is on, and 2 render-blocking resources sit in <head>. Security scores 90/100: the site is served over HTTPS and sets every major security header.
Compared with the database average (61/100 overall), smh.com.au scores 26 points higher, and ranks #3 of 13 Ecommerce sites we've analyzed.
How to improve
8Based on this report, here are the highest-impact fixes across SEO, AI-search visibility, speed and security:
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- ✓Title tag present10/10
- ✓Meta description present10/10
- ✓H1 heading present10/10
- ✓Canonical URL set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags present10/10
- ✓sitemap.xml found10/10
- ✓robots.txt found10/10
- ✓Images have alt text10/10
- ✓Internal links present10/10
- ✓Structured data present10/10
AI Visibility (AEO)
- ✓Organization schema15/15
- ✗FAQ schema0/15
- ✓Substantive, descriptive content (heuristic)15/15
- ✓Company/brand identity (About page or Org schema)10/10
- ✓Author / publish date present10/10
- ✓Structured heading (single clear H1)10/10
- ✓External source/citation links10/10
- ✓Industry/location info10/10
- ✓Price/product info5/5
Schema
- ✓Any JSON-LD present20/20
- ✓Organization15/15
- ✗FAQPage0/15
- ✗LocalBusiness0/15
- ✓Article or Product15/15
- ✗Breadcrumb0/10
- ✓Author/date structured10/10
Technical
- ✓robots.txt found15/15
- ✓sitemap.xml found15/15
- ✓Canonical URL set15/15
- ✓Mobile viewport meta15/15
- ✓Language attribute set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags10/10
- ✓Title length is optimal10/10
- ✓Description length is optimal10/10
Speed
- ✓Fast server response (TTFB)25/25
- ✓HTML delivered quickly15/15
- ✓Compression enabled15/15
- ✗HTML payload is lean0/10
- ✓Browser caching headers10/10
- ✓Few render-blocking resources15/15
- ◐Images are lazy-loaded4/5
- ◐Images have explicit dimensions1/5
Security
- ✓Served over HTTPS20/20
- ✗HTTP redirects to HTTPS0/10
- ✓TLS certificate not near expiry5/5
- ✓HSTS header15/15
- ✓Content-Security-Policy header12/12
- ✓X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff8/8
- ✓Clickjacking protection8/8
- ✓Referrer-Policy header7/7
- ✓Permissions-Policy header5/5
- ✓No mixed content5/5
- ✓Server version not disclosed5/5
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FAQ about smh.com.au
What is smh.com.au's SEO score?
smh.com.au scores 100/100 for on-page SEO and 87/100 overall (grade A) — rank #6 of 995 sites in the E:LAB STUDIO database.
Is smh.com.au visible to AI search engines like ChatGPT?
With an AI-visibility score of 85/100, it is comparatively well prepared: structured data and a clear content structure make it citable by AI answer engines.
What technology does smh.com.au use?
No specific framework or CMS was detectable from its public HTML.
What should smh.com.au fix first?
Based on this report: FAQ schema, FAQPage. The full prioritized list is in the "How to improve" section below.
When was this report generated?
On August 2, 2026, from publicly fetched HTML. Anyone can re-run the analysis for free to refresh it.
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