SEO workflow
Technical SEO health pass
After content and meta are ready, technical health still decides crawl efficiency and trust signals. This workflow reviews status codes, headers, security posture, Core Web Vitals concepts, and redirect correctness.
Category: SEO · Last updated: 2026-07-22
Step-by-step path
Steps (5 tools)
Check HTTP status and headers, security headers, Core Web Vitals concepts, and redirects.
Step 1: Check status codes
Tool: HTTP Status Checker
Confirm key URLs return the expected 200/301 responses.
Open HTTP Status Checker- On your device
- No signup
Step 2: Inspect headers
Tool: HTTP Header Checker
Review cache, content-type, and related response headers.
Open HTTP Header Checker- On your device
- No signup
Step 3: Review security headers
Tool: Security Headers Checker
Check HSTS, CSP, and related hardening headers.
Open Security Headers Checker- On your device
- No signup
Step 4: Review CWV concepts
Tool: Core Web Vitals Explainer
Map LCP/INP/CLS issues to practical next fixes.
Open Core Web Vitals Explainer- On your device
- No signup
Step 5: Audit redirects
Tool: Redirect Checker
Eliminate chains and loops on migrated paths.
Open Redirect Checker- On your device
- No signup
When to use this workflow
- You are auditing a site before a campaign launch.
- Search Console reports coverage or redirect issues.
- You want a lightweight tech SEO pass without a full enterprise crawler.
Tips
Tips for better results
- Fix soft 404s and accidental 302s on canonical URLs first.
- Security headers complement HTTPS—they do not replace content quality.
- Use the Core Web Vitals explainer to prioritize real field metrics next.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does this replace Lighthouse?
No. It is a fast checklist. Run Lighthouse or CrUX for measured performance scores.
Are header checks live fetches?
Yes where the tool performs a request—results reflect what the remote host returns to the checker.
Keep going
Related workflows
Generate and test robots.txt, build/validate sitemaps, and spot redirect or broken-link traps.
- Draft robots.txt
- Test rules
- Build sitemap
- Validate sitemap
- Check redirects
- Find broken links
Pre-launch domain and TLS check
DeveloperConfirm DNS, WHOIS, SSL certificates, and security headers before go-live.
- Check DNS
- Review registration
- Validate TLS
- Scan security headers
Check DNS, SSL certificates, HTTP headers, and structured data before you go live.
- Check DNS
- Check SSL
- Inspect headers
- Generate schema
- Validate schema