Comprehensive WordPress Audit

Find what’s wrong with your WordPress site before your customers do.

  • Nine areas, scanned and scored
  • Severity-ranked findings, area by area
  • Free — no payment, no obligation
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Free — no payment, ever. The scan runs in about a minute, then your full report opens on the next screen.

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What the audit covers

Nine areas, grouped into what actually matters

Most "site checks" run one test and call it an audit. This looks at nine areas across four fronts — the places a WordPress site quietly fails.

Security & exposure

  • Update hygieneWordPress core, theme, and plugin versions. Outdated software is the most common way sites get compromised.
  • Plugin vulnerabilitiesDetected plugins checked against known security advisories. One unpatched plugin is enough.
  • Security headersThe HTTP headers that quietly block clickjacking, sniffing, and downgrade attacks. Most sites have two of seven.
  • Backup exposureBackup files left in public folders. Anyone who finds one has a copy of your database.
  • Attack surface & SSLCertificate health, exposed login and admin endpoints, directory listing, leaked debug logs and config files.

Performance & reliability

  • PerformanceReal load speed on mobile. Slow sites lose visitors — that's not a theory, it's what happens.
  • ReliabilityWhether the site responds consistently, redirects cleanly, and serves working pages — not just a fast homepage.

SEO & hygiene

  • SEO & hygieneTitles, meta descriptions, sitemap, indexability, structured data — the fundamentals that decide whether Google can read the site at all.

Accessibility

  • AccessibilityA structural check of alt text, labels, headings, and landmarks. Automated testing catches part of WCAG, not all of it — we're clear about that in the report.
What you get back

Your nine-area report, in full detail

The moment the scan finishes, you get the report two ways — a page you can explore and a PDF for your records.

A full report page

An overall score and letter grade, then every one of the nine areas broken out — open any area for its severity-ranked findings and what's worth addressing.

A branded PDF in your inbox

The same report as a clean PDF, emailed to you the moment the scan finishes — yours to keep, forward, or hand to whoever runs the site.

The report names the problems. Fixing them is a separate conversation — and one you only have if you want to.

Two ways to scan

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Parameter runs two scans. They share an engine — the difference is depth, and whether a person follows up.

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WordPress Risk Score

An instant, ungated read. Paste a URL, get a score back.

  • Five checks, a 0–100 score, a PDF
  • No name, no email — just a URL
  • Results in about 60 seconds
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Comprehensive Audit

The deeper picture — nine areas, every finding ranked.

  • Nine areas instead of five
  • A full report page — open any area for the detail
  • Asks for your name and email — so we can send you the report
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Why it's free

Free, and here's the actual reason

The scan is automated, so it costs us almost nothing to run. We give it away because a sharp, specific report is the best introduction we have — if it's useful, you'll remember who ran it.

That's the whole play. If you want the problems fixed, that's the Maintenance Program: ongoing operations so they stop coming back. You decide that after you've seen the report, not before. No payment, no obligation — if the audit is all you ever take from us, that's a fine outcome.

Who this is for

Sites where a quiet problem is an expensive problem

This is built for revenue- or reputation-critical WordPress sites where nobody really owns the operations — a "web guy" stretched thin, an agency you've outgrown, or a site that's been on autopilot since launch. If that's familiar, the audit is for you.

Law firms Nonprofits E-commerce SaaS Professional services Manufacturing
Who's behind it

The team behind the audit

One accountable ownerNot a rotating cast of freelancers or a ticket queue.
Staging-first changesTested backups and safe deploys — not production roulette.
Monthly exec-ready reportsPlain-English reporting you can forward to leadership.
FAQ

Questions, answered

Is it really free?

Yes. No payment, no card, no trial that quietly converts. The scan is automated and cheap to run; a sharp report is the best introduction we have. If you want the problems fixed, that's the Maintenance Program — and you decide that after you've seen the report.

Do you need access to my site?

No. Every check runs from the outside — the same way a visitor or a search engine sees your site. No login, no password, no plugin to install.

How long does the scan take?

About a minute. The page shows a progress bar while it runs — don't refresh; your results appear right there when it's done.

What's the difference between this and the free Risk Score?

The free Risk Score is instant, ungated, and runs five checks — no details needed. This audit runs nine areas instead of five and gives you a full report page you can explore area by area, and it asks for your name and email so we can send it to you. Not ready to share details? Start with the free Risk Score.

What do you do with my details?

We use them to send your report and to keep you posted on relevant content and services. You can unsubscribe any time, and we never resell your details.

What happens after I get the report?

You read it. If you want to fix what it found, that's the Maintenance Program conversation — on your timing. If you don't, the report is still yours to keep and act on however you like.

Will the scan slow down or harm my site?

No. Every check is external and read-only — a handful of ordinary page requests. Nothing is changed, nothing is logged into, nothing is stressed.

See what a real audit turns up.

Nine areas, a scored report, every finding ranked — at no cost. Most setups look fine until something checks all nine.

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