Free Shopify site audit for any store
Check the SEO, speed, security, and accessibility issues that cost Shopify stores sales. No signup required, results in under 60 seconds.
No signup required. Results in under 60 seconds.
Why it matters
Shopify gives you a fast foundation, but most of what slows a store down gets added after launch: a theme with render-blocking assets, a dozen apps that each inject their own JavaScript, oversized product images, and collection pages that quietly split ranking signals across duplicate URLs. None of it shows up in the admin. A Shopify site audit surfaces the issues that affect what shoppers and search engines actually see.
What a Shopify site audit checks for you
- Theme and app-script load. Every app you install can inject its own JavaScript and CSS into the storefront. SiteCurl counts external scripts, flags render-blocking stylesheets in the head, and checks whether third-party scripts use async or defer so they do not hold up the page.
- Product and collection SEO. The audit checks title tags, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, and structured data on the pages you point it at, and flags duplicate page titles and duplicate meta descriptions across the pages it scans.
- Image weight on product pages. Large hero and product images are the most common reason a Shopify page feels slow. SiteCurl flags images missing width and height attributes, missing lazy loading below the fold, and pages that skip responsive image markup.
- Server response and availability. The audit measures time to first byte (TTFB), counts redirects in the chain, and checks HTTP status so you know whether a slow page is the theme or the response.
- Security headers and HTTPS. Shopify handles HTTPS for you, but custom code, embeds, and apps can introduce mixed content or leave security headers unset. SiteCurl checks HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and mixed content on the pages it scans.
- Accessibility on storefront templates. Custom theme sections and app widgets often skip basic markup. The audit checks for a single H1, image alt text, form labels on your search and newsletter fields, heading order, and descriptive link text.
drop in sales for every 100ms of added page latency
Source: Amazon
Common Shopify issues a site audit surfaces
- App-script bloat. Each installed app tends to add its own JavaScript to every page, whether that page uses the app or not. The scripts pile up, and the storefront gets heavier with every install. An audit counts them so you can see the total.
- Render-blocking theme assets. Themes load CSS and Liquid-rendered assets that block the page from showing until they finish. SiteCurl flags render-blocking stylesheets in the head so you know what to defer or trim.
- Duplicate collection and variant URLs. Shopify can expose the same product through several collection paths and tag filters. When those URLs lack a clear canonical, search engines split credit across duplicates. The audit checks canonical tags and flags duplicate titles.
- Oversized product images. Stores often upload full-resolution photos and let the theme scale them down in the browser. The file still downloads at full size. SiteCurl flags missing dimensions, missing lazy loading, and missing responsive markup.
- Theme-update regressions. Editing theme code or accepting a theme update can quietly break a meta tag, a canonical, or a heading structure. A scheduled audit catches the change before it costs you traffic.
- Missing or thin product schema. Product structured data helps search engines and AI tools read price, availability, and reviews. SiteCurl checks for valid JSON-LD and reports the schema types it finds.
Shopify stores are usually run by small teams who do not have a developer on call. That is exactly why these issues persist: there is no easy place in the admin to see that an app added four scripts to every page, or that a collection template is serving duplicate titles. A site audit gives you that view in plain language, with the highest-impact items first.
Speed and SEO matter more for stores than for most sites, because slow pages and missing metadata both cost sales directly. If page speed is your main concern, the free performance audit covers page size, scripts, compression, and image issues in detail. If you want to focus on search visibility for your product and collection pages, the free SEO audit checks title tags, canonicals, structured data markup, and sitemaps.
SiteCurl is built for exactly this kind of store. The audits for e-commerce page walks through how scheduled scans catch the issues that show up after a theme change, an app install, or a product import. Each scan covers seven areas at once, so you are not stitching together five separate tools to understand one storefront.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Shopify site audit check?
SiteCurl runs over 90 checks across seven areas: SEO, speed, security, accessibility, technical health, uptime, and AI readiness. For a Shopify store, the most useful checks are script and stylesheet count, render-blocking assets, image weight, title tags, canonical URLs, structured data, and time to first byte.
Do I need to install an app to audit my Shopify store?
No. SiteCurl scans any public URL from the outside, the same way a search engine or shopper sees it. There is no app to install, no theme code to edit, and no access to your admin required.
Can SiteCurl scan more than my home page?
The free audit checks your home page. On a paid plan you can scan up to 25 pages per site (100 on the Studio plan), so you can cover key product and collection pages and track scores over time.
Why is my Shopify store slow even on a fast theme?
A fast theme is only the starting point. Most slowdowns come from apps that inject scripts on every page, oversized product images, and render-blocking assets added after launch. An audit counts these so you can see what to trim.
Will fixing these issues improve my search ranking?
These checks cover the technical basics search engines look for: clean titles, canonical URLs, structured data, and fast pages. Fixing them removes the barriers that keep your products from showing up. Ranking also depends on content and links.
How often should I audit my Shopify store?
Run an audit after any theme change, app install, or large product import. With a Pro or Studio plan, you can schedule weekly or monthly scans that run on their own and email you if a score drops.
Free Shopify site audit for any store