The Complete WordPress Audit Checklist (2026)

A copy-paste WordPress audit checklist covering SEO, speed, security, accessibility and WordPress core.

Use this checklist to audit any WordPress site thoroughly.

SEO

  • Unique title & meta description on every page
  • One H1 per page, logical heading order
  • Canonical tags & no accidental noindex
  • XML sitemap + valid robots.txt
  • Schema.org structured data

    • Performance

  • LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, INP < 200ms
  • Images optimised (WebP/AVIF, lazy load)
  • Caching + CDN active
  • No render-blocking resources