Understanding the Issues list

What each row tells you

Every issue carries four things: the check that found it, a plain-language description of what’s wrong, the pages affected, and what can be done about it.

Click a row to expand it. You’ll see the specific pages, the current value where relevant, and either a Preview fix button or guidance explaining why this one needs a human.

Severity

• Error — actively costing you. Missing meta descriptions, broken internal links, pages Google can’t index.
• Warning — worth fixing but not urgent. Titles slightly over length, images without alt text on low-traffic pages.
• Notice — informational. Opportunities rather than faults, like next-gen image formats or a schema type you could add.

Severity is about impact on search performance, not how easy something is to fix. Some errors are one click; some notices need real work.

Fix modes

Each issue declares up front what the plugin can do about it:

• Fixable — the plugin writes the change. You preview it and approve it first, and a rollback record is saved before anything is written. 30 of the 46 checks work this way.
• Advisory — the finding is real but the fix needs judgement, server access or a decision only you can make. You get the pages and clear guidance, not a button that guesses. 14 checks.

This distinction is deliberate. A tool that claims everything is auto-fixable is a tool that will eventually write something it shouldn’t to a site that was ranking fine.

Filtering

The list filters by category, severity and fix mode. The most useful combination when you’re short on time: Errors plus Fixable — that’s your one-click win pile.

You can also filter to a single page if you’re working through a specific piece of content.

What to fix first

1. Technical errors. If Google can’t crawl or index a page properly, nothing else on it matters.
2. Missing meta descriptions and over-length titles. High volume, one-click, and they directly affect click-through.
3. Broken internal links. Cheap to fix and they annoy real visitors, not just crawlers.
4. Structured data. Often the difference between a plain result and a rich one.
5. AI readiness. The newest lever, and the one most competitors haven’t pulled yet.

Next: Reviewing and applying a fix →