Content available in document (Botability)

Page main content is available in initial document.

Impact

(ScanGov impact)

About

The main content of each page is available in the initial document. It does not require a lot of client-side script execution in order to render. If page usually require a lot of client-side script execution to render main content the content may be made available to bots in an alternate text version of the site.

Why it's important

Ensures search engines can read and index the content within a document, making it discoverable and improving visibility online.

User stories

As a user or AI bot, I want the content of the website to be accessible and available directly in the document so that I can easily access, read, and index the information without relying on external sources or heavy JavaScript execution.

Error

(ScanGov messaging when a site fails a standard)

Main content not available in the initial document.

Guidance

• The Web Robots Pages

Indicators

• Botability

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