Audit rules
Status Code Regression
The page answered with a 2xx status in the previous audit and no longer does. 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.
regression.status_changedError01 — 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
regression.status_changed- Group
- Regression
- Severity of a failure
- Error
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Previous status 2xx and current status not 2xx → fail
- Exceptions
- No previous → not_applicable
Sources and Project Decision
- Sources
- How HTTP Status Codes Affect Google's Crawlers (Google for Developers, Q23)
- Project decision
- Severity error is a project decision [D].
02 — Regression
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Canonical Changedregression.canonical_changed
- Indexability Regressionregression.indexability_lost