Is your site still up to date?

What we look at

• Secure connection. Does your site automatically send visitors to https?
• Phone. Does the site adapt to a small screen?
• Title, description and main heading. This is what Google shows and uses to work out what your page is about.
• Up to date. What is the most recent year on your homepage?
• Technology. Does the site use parts that are no longer maintained, such as Flash, frames or an old jQuery?
• Business details. Does the site provide its address and opening hours in a form Google can read?
• Speed. How quickly does the homepage respond?

The check only looks at your homepage. We keep the domain you enter and the result, without a name and without an IP address; that way we see which sites have been checked and can offer the business behind that site a preview. If you then enter your email address for a preview, we keep your request with the result. It is a first impression, not a full audit: it says nothing about design, text or photos. We used the same points for our research into almost 2,500 business websites in construction and engineering.