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Visibility report for substack.com

https://substack.com/

5 pages analyzedScanned Feb 26, 2026, 05:00 PM121d old — rescan

Google
52
C - Needs Work
5
Pages Scanned
8
Critical Issues
17
Warnings
30
SEO Tips

AI crawlers see only 71% of your content

GPTBot, ClaudeBot, CCBot and other non-rendering AI bots fetch raw HTML and stop — anything injected by JavaScript is invisible to them.

  • ·85% of content is loaded via JavaScript
  • ·25 of 25 images are loaded via JavaScript
  • ·25 of 27 internal links are loaded via JavaScript
  • ·Only 11% of content is in initial HTML
  • ·93% of content is loaded via JavaScript
  • ·50 of 50 images are loaded via JavaScript

Fix: server-render or pre-render the affected content so it appears in the initial HTML response.

How each LLM sees your site

Score per AI product, 0–100
31/100

Every LLM is missing most of your content

Reads raw HTML only — JavaScript-loaded content invisible. None of these crawlers execute JavaScript, so they all read the same raw HTML.

Visibility Breakdown

Rendering86
Crawler Access85
Indexability100
Performance100
Content Visibility88

Top Issues

CriticalVisibilityTechnical

Bot protection wall detected (Cloudflare detected) — may block some crawlers

Your robots.txt may allow crawlers, but Cloudflare's bot protection sits in front of your server and can block them before they ever reach your site. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard > Security > Bots — check if Bot Fight Mode or Super Bot Fight Mode is on. Under Security > WAF, review any custom rules that challenge or block bots. Googlebot and Bingbot are on Cloudflare's verified bot list and usually pass through, but AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) are not verified and may be blocked.

354 words
CriticalVisibilityTechnical

Bot protection wall detected (Cloudflare detected) — may block some crawlers

Your robots.txt may allow crawlers, but Cloudflare's bot protection sits in front of your server and can block them before they ever reach your site. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard > Security > Bots — check if Bot Fight Mode or Super Bot Fight Mode is on. Under Security > WAF, review any custom rules that challenge or block bots. Googlebot and Bingbot are on Cloudflare's verified bot list and usually pass through, but AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) are not verified and may be blocked.

1110 words
CriticalVisibilityTechnical

Bot protection wall detected (Cloudflare detected) — may block some crawlers

Your robots.txt may allow crawlers, but Cloudflare's bot protection sits in front of your server and can block them before they ever reach your site. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard > Security > Bots — check if Bot Fight Mode or Super Bot Fight Mode is on. Under Security > WAF, review any custom rules that challenge or block bots. Googlebot and Bingbot are on Cloudflare's verified bot list and usually pass through, but AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) are not verified and may be blocked.

1656 words
CriticalVisibilityTechnical

85% of content is loaded via JavaScript

Over 70% of your content only appears after JavaScript executes. Googlebot sends pages to a separate rendering queue for JS execution, which can delay indexing by hours or days. AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot don't execute JavaScript at all — they see less than 30% of your content. Implement server-side rendering (SSR) or pre-rendering for critical content.

52354 words (85% JS-added)
CriticalVisibilityTechnical

Bot protection wall detected (Cloudflare detected) — may block some crawlers

Your robots.txt may allow crawlers, but Cloudflare's bot protection sits in front of your server and can block them before they ever reach your site. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard > Security > Bots — check if Bot Fight Mode or Super Bot Fight Mode is on. Under Security > WAF, review any custom rules that challenge or block bots. Googlebot and Bingbot are on Cloudflare's verified bot list and usually pass through, but AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) are not verified and may be blocked.

354 words
SEO Recommendations30 tips — not affecting visibility score
Tip

Page is missing an H1 heading

Googlebot uses the H1 as a primary signal for the page's main topic. Without one, crawlers rely on the title tag alone, which weakens topical relevance. AI systems also look for the H1 to understand what the page is fundamentally about. Add a single, descriptive H1 that reflects the page's primary content.

Tip

18 of 25 images missing alt text

Googlebot cannot "see" images — it relies entirely on alt text to understand what an image shows. Without it, images won't appear in Google Image Search, and the page loses keyword context that crawlers use for ranking. AI systems also depend on alt text when describing page content. Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image.

Tip

28 of 32 images missing alt text

Googlebot cannot "see" images — it relies entirely on alt text to understand what an image shows. Without it, images won't appear in Google Image Search, and the page loses keyword context that crawlers use for ranking. AI systems also depend on alt text when describing page content. Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image.

Tip

103 of 103 images missing alt text

Googlebot cannot "see" images — it relies entirely on alt text to understand what an image shows. Without it, images won't appear in Google Image Search, and the page loses keyword context that crawlers use for ranking. AI systems also depend on alt text when describing page content. Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image.

Tip

Page is missing an H1 heading

Googlebot uses the H1 as a primary signal for the page's main topic. Without one, crawlers rely on the title tag alone, which weakens topical relevance. AI systems also look for the H1 to understand what the page is fundamentally about. Add a single, descriptive H1 that reflects the page's primary content.

Tip

18 of 25 images missing alt text

Googlebot cannot "see" images — it relies entirely on alt text to understand what an image shows. Without it, images won't appear in Google Image Search, and the page loses keyword context that crawlers use for ranking. AI systems also depend on alt text when describing page content. Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image.

Tip

Page is missing an H1 heading

Googlebot uses the H1 as a primary signal for the page's main topic. Without one, crawlers rely on the title tag alone, which weakens topical relevance. AI systems also look for the H1 to understand what the page is fundamentally about. Add a single, descriptive H1 that reflects the page's primary content.

Tip

Title is too short (8 characters)

Short titles waste valuable SERP real estate. Google displays up to ~60 characters — a longer, keyword-rich title gives crawlers more context about the page and improves click-through rates. Aim for 50–60 characters.

Tip

Meta description is too short (30 characters)

Short descriptions don't give Google enough to work with for snippets. Google may ignore it entirely and generate its own snippet from page content instead. Expand to 150–160 characters with a compelling summary that includes your target keywords.

Tip

Page has empty H1 heading(s)

An empty H1 is worse than no H1 — it tells Googlebot the page has a primary heading but provides no topical information. This wastes a critical ranking signal. Add descriptive text that clearly states the page's main topic.

Tip

Title is too short (8 characters)

Short titles waste valuable SERP real estate. Google displays up to ~60 characters — a longer, keyword-rich title gives crawlers more context about the page and improves click-through rates. Aim for 50–60 characters.

Tip

Meta description is too short (30 characters)

Short descriptions don't give Google enough to work with for snippets. Google may ignore it entirely and generate its own snippet from page content instead. Expand to 150–160 characters with a compelling summary that includes your target keywords.

Tip

Title is too short (18 characters)

Short titles waste valuable SERP real estate. Google displays up to ~60 characters — a longer, keyword-rich title gives crawlers more context about the page and improves click-through rates. Aim for 50–60 characters.

Tip

Meta description is too short (35 characters)

Short descriptions don't give Google enough to work with for snippets. Google may ignore it entirely and generate its own snippet from page content instead. Expand to 150–160 characters with a compelling summary that includes your target keywords.

Tip

20 of 50 images missing alt text

Googlebot cannot "see" images — it relies entirely on alt text to understand what an image shows. Without it, images won't appear in Google Image Search, and the page loses keyword context that crawlers use for ranking. AI systems also depend on alt text when describing page content. Add descriptive alt text to every meaningful image.

+ 15 more tips in the Issues tab.

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