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Frequently Asked Questions

❓ What is Web Authority?

Web Authority is a browser extension for SEO professionals, developers, and marketers. It lets you instantly audit any webpage's metadata, heading structure, links, images, structured data, social card previews, Core Web Vitals, and AI readiness — all from a single popup panel.

🔒 Does it send my page data to any server?

No. Web Authority operates entirely on your local machine. All analysis is performed directly in your browser against the active page. We do not collect, store, or transmit any page content or browsing data to external servers.

🔍 How do I run an SEO audit on a page?

Navigate to any webpage and click the Web Authority icon in your browser toolbar. The extension will instantly analyse the page and display all findings grouped by category. No button presses or configuration required — it analyses on open.

🖼️ How does the SERP Preview work?

Web Authority extracts your page's title and meta description and renders a live simulation of how it would appear in Google Search results. It shows both desktop and mobile truncation so you can spot cutoff issues before they go live.

📤 What can I export?

You can export your page's headings, internal links, all links, image list, raw page text, and a full PDF SEO audit report — all with a single click from within the popup. Exports are saved directly to your device.

🤖 What is the AI & LLM Readiness check?

This module checks whether the current page or site has an llms.txt file and validates its contents. It also checks whether AI crawlers can access your page and previews what content an AI agent would extract, helping you optimise for LLM visibility.

⚡ Can it show Core Web Vitals without Google?

Yes. Web Authority reads real-time Core Web Vitals signals (LCP, INP, CLS) directly from the browser's Performance API on the active page. This gives you actual field conditions, not just lab estimates, and requires no third-party API calls.

🕷️ Why does it need <all_urls> permission?

Web Authority needs to inspect the active page from any domain you visit in order to perform its analysis. This permission is used solely to read the current page's DOM, headers, and resources. It is never used to track your browsing history or collect data.