Audit rules

Meta Refresh

The page uses <meta http-equiv="refresh"> to reload or redirect. 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.

01 — 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: document.meta_refresh
Group: Document
Severity of a failure: Info
Counts in the score: Yes, whenever it applies to the page
Required for a score: No
Replaces the check: meta_refresh

Condition and Exceptions

Condition: Meta refresh present → fail (info), observed content
Exceptions: —

Sources

Sources: Redirects and Google Search | Google Search Central (Google Search Central, Q28)
Understanding Success Criterion 2.2.1: Timing Adjustable | WAI | W3C (W3C, Q90)

02 — Document

Other Rules in This Group

The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.

Character Encoding Declarationdocument.charset
Deprecated HTML Tagsdocument.deprecated_tags
Doctypedocument.doctype
Favicondocument.favicon
Inline CSSdocument.inline_css
HTML Language Attributedocument.lang
Meta Keywordsdocument.meta_keywords
Meta Viewportdocument.viewport