Audit rules
Text to HTML Ratio
Editorial: visible text bytes divided by HTML bytes is below 15 % (legacy threshold). In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has info severity and counts against the score. Below are the exact condition, its exceptions and the sources behind it, followed by the other rules of the same group.
editorial.text_to_html_ratioInfo01 — Definition
How This Rule Is Checked
The rule is a pure function of the fetched page: no extra requests, no account settings. The same input always gives the same result.
Rule Severity and Score
- Rule id
editorial.text_to_html_ratio- Group
- Editorial
- Severity of a failure
- Info
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
- Replaces the check
text_to_html_ratio
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Visible text bytes / HTML bytes below 15 % (legacy threshold) → fail (info)
- Exceptions
- Empty HTML → not_applicable
Sources and Project Decision
- Sources
- No authoritative document covers this check: it is a project decision (see the decision below and the source register).
- Project decision
- Threshold inherited from 66audit.
02 — Editorial
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Plain Text Email Addresseseditorial.emails
- SEO Friendly URLeditorial.friendly_url
- Word Counteditorial.word_count
- Most Used Wordseditorial.words_used