Audit rules
Title Missing
The page has no <title> element, or every <title> is empty. In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has error 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.
title.missingError01 — 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
title.missing- Group
- Title
- Severity of a failure
- Error
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- Yes
- Replaces the check
title
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- No <title> or all empty → fail
- Exceptions
- Non-HTML → not_applicable (implemented, reference rule)
Sources
- Sources
- Influencing your title links in search results (Google Search Central, S10)
HTML Standard, 4.2.2 The title element (WHATWG, Q57)
02 — Title
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Duplicate Title Elementtitle.duplicate
- Title Lengthtitle.length