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# Run your first Rankforce site audit and review scores

> Trigger a full site audit with Rankforce, understand your SEO, GEO & AEO scores, and learn how to act on the prioritized list of opportunities.

Running your first site audit gives you a complete picture of how every page on your connected site performs across traditional search (SEO), generative engine optimization (GEO), and answer engine optimization (AEO). Rankforce's AI agents crawl each page, score it across all three dimensions, and hand you a ranked list of opportunities so you always know exactly where to focus next.

## Prerequisites

Before you trigger an audit, your site must be connected to Rankforce. If you haven't done that yet, follow the [connecting your site](/connecting-your-site) guide and return here once your site appears in the dashboard.

<Note>
  Rankforce needs at least read access to your site to crawl pages. WordPress users should confirm the Rankforce plugin is active; Framer users should verify the integration token is saved under **Settings → Integrations**.
</Note>

## Trigger your first audit

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your site in the dashboard">
    Log in to Rankforce and click your site's name from the main **Dashboard**. You'll land on the site overview page, which shows your most recent audit scores and activity.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start the audit">
    Click **Run Audit** in the top-right corner of the site overview. A confirmation dialog appears showing the number of pages Rankforce will crawl based on your connected sitemap or domain crawl settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm and wait">
    Click **Start Audit** to confirm. Rankforce queues the audit immediately. Depending on your site's size, the audit typically completes within two to fifteen minutes. You can navigate away — Rankforce will notify you when results are ready.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  You can trigger a new audit at any time after making changes to your site. Running audits regularly — or enabling Autopilot — ensures your scores stay current as your content and the search landscape evolve.
</Tip>

## What happens during an audit

Once you trigger an audit, Rankforce dispatches a team of specialized AI agents in parallel. Understanding what each agent does helps you interpret the scores you'll see in results.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="SEO Agent" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Crawls every page for on-page signals: title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, internal linking, image alt text, page speed indicators, and crawlability issues.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GEO Agent" icon="globe">
    Evaluates how well your content is structured for generative AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity — checking entity clarity, topical authority signals, and structured data markup.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AEO Agent" icon="bolt">
    Assesses answer engine readiness by looking for featured-snippet-ready content, FAQ schema, concise direct answers to intent-matched questions, and voice-search compatibility.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Each agent scores every page independently, then Rankforce combines the signals into a prioritized opportunity list ranked by estimated traffic and visibility impact.

## Interpret your audit results

When the audit finishes, the site overview updates with four key metrics at the top of the page.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Pages Analyzed" icon="file-lines">
    The total number of pages Rankforce crawled and scored. If this number seems lower than expected, check that your sitemap is up to date or that no crawl exclusions are blocking pages.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Avg SEO Score" icon="chart-bar">
    Your site's mean SEO score across all crawled pages, expressed as a number from 0–100. Scores above 75 are considered healthy; anything below 50 signals significant room for improvement.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fixes Applied" icon="circle-check">
    The number of optimizations already applied since your last audit — either manually approved or auto-applied by Autopilot. This number grows over time as you act on recommendations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pending Approvals" icon="clock">
    Recommendations that agents have prepared but are waiting for your review. Click this tile to jump directly to the approvals queue.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Score trends

Below the summary tiles, a trend chart shows your **SEO**, **GEO**, and **AEO** scores over time. Each score runs on its own line so you can see which dimension is improving fastest and which needs more attention. Hover over any point on the chart to see the exact score and the date of the corresponding audit.

<Info>
  GEO and AEO scores often start lower than SEO scores on first audit because most sites haven't been explicitly optimized for generative or answer engines yet. This is normal — and it means there's significant upside available quickly.
</Info>

## Read the opportunity list

Scroll down past the trend chart to find the **Opportunity List** — the core output of every audit. Each row in the list represents a single actionable finding and contains:

| Column               | What it tells you                                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Page**             | The URL of the page where the issue was found                                                                          |
| **Issue Type**       | The category of the finding, such as *Missing Meta Description*, *No FAQ Schema*, or *Weak Entity Coverage*            |
| **Agent**            | Which agent (SEO, GEO, or AEO) surfaced the finding                                                                    |
| **Estimated Impact** | A relative score (Low / Medium / High) indicating how much fixing this issue is likely to move your overall visibility |
| **Status**           | Whether the fix is *Pending*, *Approved*, *Applied*, or *Rejected*                                                     |

Opportunities are sorted by **Estimated Impact** by default, so the highest-value changes appear at the top. You can re-sort or filter the list by agent, page, or status using the controls above the table.

<Tip>
  Focus on **High** impact findings first. Even resolving five to ten high-impact issues from your first audit typically produces a measurable score improvement within the next crawl cycle.
</Tip>

### Understanding impact estimates

Rankforce estimates impact by combining the severity of the issue, the page's existing traffic potential, and historical data from similar fixes across the platform. Impact estimates are directional guides, not guarantees — actual results depend on your broader domain authority and competitive landscape.

## Next steps

Once you've reviewed your opportunity list, you have two paths forward:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Approve individual fixes" icon="hand-pointer" href="/guides/reviewing-approvals">
    Go to **Dashboard → Approvals** to inspect each recommendation one by one. You'll see a before-and-after preview of every proposed change before anything touches your live site.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set up Autopilot" icon="robot" href="/guides/setting-up-autopilot">
    Configure a trust level so Rankforce agents can apply low-risk optimizations automatically — saving you from reviewing every single change manually.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>