Is your site up?
Does your homepage load? And how long does it take?
Runs on any siteEvery check we run,and what it means for you.
SiteHealth checks your website every hour. It looks for problems that show no error at all. A contact form that never delivers. Email that lands in spam. A payment page still using test keys. A certificate about to expire. A config file anyone can download. Each problem is explained in one plain sentence, with steps to fix it. There are more than twenty checks, in six areas: uptime, email, security, speed, search, and content.
Uptime, SSL & domain 25% of your score
Address variants
People type your address in different ways. Do all of them reach you?
Runs on any siteSecurity certificate
Does HTTPS work? And how many days until it expires?
Runs on any siteDomain renewal
How long until your domain name runs out? We warn you early.
Runs on any siteDNS records
Does your domain point at a real server? Is there a backup nameserver?
Runs on any siteEmail & contact forms 25% of your score
Email trust records
Three records prove your email is really from you. Are they set?
Runs on any siteSpam blacklists
Is your server on a spam blacklist? If so, your email gets thrown away.
Runs on any siteContact form submission
We fill in your own contact form. We send one test message, clearly marked.
Runs on verified sitesContact form delivery
Did that test message arrive? Did it pass the spam checks?
Runs on verified sitesSecurity 20% of your score
Browser protections
Browsers block common attacks if you ask them to. Does your site ask?
Runs on any siteExposed private files
Can anyone download your .env or config file? Those hold your passwords.
Runs on verified sitesBrowsable folders
Can visitors see a list of every file in your folders?
Runs on any siteGoogle malware warning
Does Google flag your site as unsafe? That shows a red warning page.
Runs on any sitePayment health
Are you using test payment keys by mistake? Is a secret key showing on the page?
Runs on any siteLinks, social & content 10% of your score
Broken links and images
We follow every link and image on your pages. Do any of them fail?
Runs on any siteSocial profile links
Do your social icons go to your real profiles? Or to a dead page?
Runs on any siteLeftover template text
Is filler text still on the page? Is the copyright year old?
Runs on any siteAccessibility basics
Do images have alt text? Do form fields have labels? Both also help SEO.
Runs on any sitePrivacy and terms pages
Do you have a privacy policy? You need one if you collect any visitor data.
Runs on any siteSpeed 10% of your score
Speed on phones and desktop
Google's speed score. Plus how long your main content takes to show up.
Runs on any siteCaching and compression
Do repeat visitors download the same files again every time?
Runs on any siteSEO & AI visibility 10% of your score
Search engine basics
The basic tags Google needs. We also check you are not blocking Google by mistake.
Runs on any siteAI assistant visibility
Can ChatGPT and Perplexity read your site? Do your pages answer questions clearly?
Runs on any siteHow your score is worked out
Every check sits in one of six areas. Each area is worth a share of your score. So a broken contact form counts far more than a missing favicon.
- Uptime, SSL & domain: 25%
- Email & contact forms: 25%
- Security: 20%
- Speed: 10%
- SEO & AI visibility: 10%
- Links, social & content: 10%
Some things are too serious to score around. Your site is down. Your certificate expired. Your domain lapsed. Your contact form stopped delivering. If any of those happen, your score is capped at 49. It does not matter how good the rest is. A site nobody can use or contact is not a healthy site.
People also ask
How do I know if my contact form is working?
Send yourself a message through it from your phone, using mobile data rather than your office wifi, and check the spam folder too. A form that shows a thank-you page has only proved the page loaded, not that the email was delivered. Automated hourly testing catches the day it silently stops.
Why do my emails go to spam?
Almost always because your domain is missing SPF, DKIM or DMARC records, which are the three DNS entries that prove your mail is really from you. Mail sent by a website form is the most common casualty, because the site often sends using an address it is not authorised to use.
How often should a small business website be checked?
Hourly is the practical standard. Most silent failures — an expired certificate, a form that stops delivering, a hacked page — do their damage in the hours before anyone notices. A daily check can still miss most of a working day.
What is a good website health score?
Above 90 means nothing is broken and only small improvements remain. Between 70 and 90 means the site works but something is costing you visitors. Below 50 usually means at least one thing is actively broken, such as a failing form or an expired certificate.