01Fix in pipeline order
Google crawls, indexes, then serves [2], so crawl and indexability tools come first, then links and sitemaps, then speed and markup. The baseline is Google’s three technical requirements [1].
02Speed tools use published thresholds
Good Core Web Vitals are LCP ≤ 2.5 s, INP ≤ 200 ms and CLS ≤ 0.1 [3]. Google uses them in ranking but says good scores alone don’t guarantee top positions [4].
03Links, locales and Google’s view
Link checks follow Google’s crawlable-link rules [5]; hreflang checks follow its localized-versions guide [6]. Confirm any finding in Search Console’s Page indexing report [7].
References
- [1]Technical requirements (Search Essentials) · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/technical
- [2]In-depth guide to how Google Search works · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/how-search-works
- [3]Web Vitals · web.devweb.dev/articles/vitals
- [4]Understanding Core Web Vitals and Google search results · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals
- [5]Link best practices for Google · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable
- [6]Tell Google about localized versions of your page · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions
- [7]Page indexing report · Search Console Helpsupport.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203