Obsidian.md SEO Score & Performance Report

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Desktop

Mobile

Score Analysis

LIVE

82OF 100

Needs Work

SEO

Perf

Page Title

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

Google Search Preview|How your page appears in search results

SERP Score

Needs Work

obsidian.md

https://obsidian.md

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.

Snippet Quality

Title Length32 chars

030–60 optimal90

Description Length52 chars

070–160 optimal240

Power Word

CTA

URL Readable

HTTPS

No Truncation

Recommendations3 found

infoTitle lacks CTR-boosting power words

Consider adding words like "free", "guide", "best" to improve click-through rate

warningMeta description too short (52 chars)

Aim for 120-155 characters

infoMeta description lacks a call-to-action

Add action verbs like "Learn", "Discover" to encourage clicks

Performance Report|Google PageSpeed Insights

Lighthouse v13.0.1Mar 3, 2026, 06:18 PM

Status200OK

Load Time0.24sFAST

HTML Size62 KBOK

CompressionGZIPON

HTTPSSecureSECURE

Render-Block1 scriptsFOUND

Needs Improvement

LCPPOOR

7.5 s

Largest Contentful Paint

FCPGOOD

1.2 s

First Contentful Paint

TBTNEEDS WORK

460 ms

Total Blocking Time

CLSGOOD

Cumulative Layout Shift

SIGOOD

2.8 s

Speed Index

TTFBGOOD

Root document took 0 ms

Time to First Byte

FIDNEEDS WORK

220 ms

First Input Delay

Page Load FilmstripVisual timeline of how your page renders

0.4s

0.8s

1.1s

1.5s

1.9s

2.3s

2.6s

3.0s

Issues Found8 found

criticalLargest Contentful Paint: 7.5 s (poor)high

How to fixOptimize images, preload LCP element, reduce server response time. Target < 2.5s

What this meansLCP measures when the largest visible element finishes rendering.

SEO ImpactSlow LCP increases bounce rate and hurts Core Web Vitals ranking signal.

warningTBT: 460 ms (needs work)medium

How to fixReduce JavaScript execution time. Code-split, tree-shake, and defer non-critical scripts. Target < 200ms

What this meansTBT sums all time periods where the main thread was blocked for more than 50ms.

SEO ImpactModerate TBT affects interactivity metrics and can lower your INP score.

warningReduce unused JavaScript - Est savings of 86 KiB (potential savings: 450ms) / 86 KB

How to fixReduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

warningMinify CSS - Est savings of 5 KiB (potential savings: 300ms) / 5 KB

How to fixMinifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

warningReduce unused CSS - Est savings of 20 KiB (potential savings: 300ms) / 20 KB

How to fixReduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

infoAvoid large layout shifts

How to fixThese are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due …

infoMinimize main-thread work - 5.5 s

How to fixConsider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

warning1 render-blocking scripts in <head>

How to fixAdd async or defer to scripts

OpportunitiesPotential savings to improve load time

Reduce unused JavaScriptEst savings of 86 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

0.5s potential savings 86 KB transferable

Minify CSSEst savings of 5 KiB

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

0.3s potential savings 5 KB transferable

Reduce unused CSSEst savings of 20 KiB

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

0.3s potential savings 20 KB transferable

DiagnosticsAdditional performance insights

Avoid large layout shifts

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due …

Minimize main-thread work

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

5.5 s

Optimize DOM size

Avoid long main-thread tasks

Server Backend Latencies

LCP breakdown

Network Round Trip Times

Duplicated JavaScript

Avoids enormous network payloads

JavaScript execution time

Resources Summary

Network Requests

Avoid multiple page redirects

Script Treemap Data

Diagnostics

Final Screenshot

Initial server response time was short

Minify JavaScript

3rd parties

Layout shift culprits

Document request latency

Cumulative Layout Shift

Metrics

Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`

Screenshot Thumbnails

Tasks

Optimize viewport for mobile

Heading Structure|Content hierarchy and heading tags

100 / 100

H1

ideal: 1

H2

ideal: 2+

H3

ideal: optional

H4

ideal: optional

Heading Hierarchy5 total

H1Sharpen your thinking.

H2Spark ideas.

H2Sync securely.

H2Publish instantly.

H2It's your time to shine.

Structured Data|Schema markup, Open Graph and Twitter Cards

65 / 100

JSON-LD Schema

Not found

Open Graph

5 tags

Twitter Cards

5 tags

Microdata

Not found

Open Graph Tags

og:titleObsidian - Sharpen your thinking

og:descriptionThe free and flexible app for your private thoughts.

og:imagehttps://obsidian.md/images/banner.png

og:typewebsite

og:site_nameObsidian

missing: og:urlmissing: og:locale

Recommendations2

criticalNo JSON-LD structured data found

Add JSON-LD schema markup (e.g., WebPage, Organization, Article)

warningMissing Open Graph tags: og:url

Add OG meta tags for social sharing

Image Optimization|Alt text, lazy loading and dimensions

90 / 100

Total Images

Missing Alt Text

100% have alt text

Missing Dimensions

Lazy Loaded

0 of 9 images

Recommendations1

infoMost images not lazy-loaded

Add loading="lazy" to below-the-fold images

Link Analysis|Internal, external and nofollow links

94 / 100

Total Links

Internal

79% of all links

External

21% of all links

Nofollow

Link Distribution

79% Internal

21% External

3 links with empty anchor text

External Links

help.obsidian.mdHelp

discord.ggDiscord

help.obsidian.mdObsidian Help

discord.ggJoin us on Discord Get help, ask questions, meet other Obsidian users, and learn about their setup.

forum.obsidian.mdDiscussion forum Post feature requests, report bugs, and explore in-depth discussions about knowledge management.

docs.obsidian.mdDeveloper docs Learn how to build your own Obsidian plugins and themes, using our open API and documentation.

help.obsidian.mdHelp

docs.obsidian.mdDevelopers

status.obsidian.mdSystem status

discord.ggDiscord

+9 more

Recommendations1

info3 links with empty anchor text

Add descriptive anchor text to links

Indexability|Robots, canonical and sitemap

75 / 100

Canonical URL

Missing

Noindex

Allowed

Robots.txt

Found

Sitemap

Missing

Crawl Directives

Meta RobotsNot set

X-Robots-TagNot set

GooglebotNot set

NofollowNo — links followed

CanonicalNot set

Page URLhttps://obsidian.md

Recommendations3

warningNo canonical tag found

Add <link rel="canonical"> pointing to the preferred URL

infoNo Sitemap reference in robots.txt

Add Sitemap: https://obsidian.md/sitemap.xml to robots.txt

warningNo XML sitemap found

Create a sitemap.xml and submit it to search engines

Content Structure|Content quality and semantic HTML

100 / 100

Word Count

817

Paragraphs

All good length

Lists

Words per Heading

163

Ideal: 100-300

Title vs H1 Alignment7780% similar

TITLE TAG

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

H1 TAG

Sharpen your thinking.

Semantic HTML Elements

<main>

<nav>

AI Readability|How easily AI models can process your content

75 / 100

Reading Level

Difficult

Moderately complex

Total Words

817

Sentences

Avg Sentence Length

13 words

Vocabulary Richness

48%

395 unique words

Opening Paragraph9 words

The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.

Recommendations2

warningDifficult to read (Flesch: 38)

Break complex sentences. Aim for Flesch score 60+

infoFirst paragraph is too short for AI summarization

Make the first paragraph a comprehensive summary (30-50 words)

AI Citation Potential|How likely AI will quote your content

95 / 100

Named Entities

117

1432% density

FAQ Patterns

No FAQ Schema

Citations

Lists & Tables

79 items, 0 tables

Top Named Entities

Obsidian11Publish4English4Discord4Pricing3Sync3Enterprise3Franais3Community3Account3Plugins3Learn3Help3Ren3Descartes3Download2Web2Clipper2About2Blog2

Quotable Content

I thin

Version history.

Recommendations1

infoNo source attribution detected

Add citations or "according to" attributions to increase credibility

Content Freshness|Date signals and cache headers

85 / 100

Date Signals

Found

Search engines can determine content freshness

Cache Control

Set

max-age=600

ETag

Not set

Date Signals

Last-Modified HeaderMarch 3, 2026

Published DateNot found

Modified DateNot found

Recommendations1

warningNo datePublished or dateModified in structured data

Add datePublished and dateModified to your JSON-LD schema.

Security Headers|HTTP security headers analysis

72 / 100

Content-Security-Policy

Prevents XSS and injection attacks

MISSING

Strict-Transport-Security

Forces HTTPS connections

max-age=7776000

SET

X-Frame-Options

Prevents clickjacking attacks

SAMEORIGIN

SET

X-Content-Type-Options

Prevents MIME-type sniffing

nosniff

SET

Referrer-Policy

Controls referrer information

strict-origin-when-cross-origin

SET

Permissions-Policy

Controls browser features

microphone=()

SET

Recommendations3

criticalMissing Content-Security-Policy header

Add Content-Security-Policy header to prevent XSS and data injection attacks

warningHSTS max-age too low

Set HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year)

infoHSTS should include subdomains

Add includeSubDomains to HSTS header

Trust Signals|Essential trust-building pages

90 / 100

Contact Page

MISSING

A contact page builds trust with visitors and search engines

About Page

FOUND

An about page establishes credibility and expertise

/about

FOUND

Required for compliance and builds user trust

/privacy

FOUND

Protects both the site owner and users

/terms

Recommendations2

infoMissing trust pages: contact

Consider adding links to: contact

infoNo author attribution found

Add author information via schema markup or rel="author" for E-E-A-T signals

Tech Stack|2 technologies detected

60 / 100

CDN1

☁️

Cloudflare

Server: cloudflare

header

Frameworks1

💨

Tailwind CSS

CSS link

css

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