Technical Audit for Online Stores
We check everything that keeps a store from working properly and getting indexed: from robots.txt and duplicate pages to the server, add-ons, email and load. We look from the inside, at logs, code and settings, and deliver a prioritized report with a fix estimate.
$240 · 5 business days · prioritized report
- UrgentEmail queue stuck: order notifications not sent for a full day
- UrgentERP sync clears the homepage cache around the clock
- ImportantProduct thumbnails are served without cache headers
- ImportantHomepage renders 550 product cards: 6.3 MB of HTML
- RecommendedServer answers “not modified” for a page that has changed
When you need a technical audit
Technical errors are rarely visible on the storefront: they show up as fewer orders, lower rankings or a bigger hosting bill.
The store slows down at peak hours
Pages load slower and slower, the cart hangs and your host suggests a bigger plan. The audit shows exactly what is loading the server.
New pages are not getting indexed
Products stay out of search results for weeks, while crawl errors and 5xx responses pile up in Google Search Console.
After a migration or upgrade
A new CS-Cart version, a different server or host: we check that redirects, add-ons, email and the ERP sync work as before.
Before peak season
During sales you get many times more visitors. Better to find out in advance what fails first: the server, the database or a third-party service.
What a technical website audit includes
Eight areas, from what a search engine crawler sees to what only shows up with server access.
Indexing, duplicates and markup
robots.txt, sitemap, canonical URLs, redirects, 4xx and 5xx responses, Last-Modified, structured data.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
Server response time, the first screen on mobile, page and image weight, caching.
Server and logs
PHP and MySQL versions, web server settings, errors in the logs, slow database queries.
Load and bots
Who visits the site and how often, how many requests bots and scrapers eat up, and whether the server can handle a peak. Load testing is available on request, billed separately by the hour.
Platform, add-ons and code
CS-Cart and add-on versions, known vulnerabilities, conflicts, core modifications that will get in the way of an upgrade.
Security and backups
Access and permissions, exposed service URLs and files, whether there is a recent backup and whether it actually restores.
Email and integrations
Whether emails reach customers, how the ERP sync, shipping and payments work, and what happens when they fail.
Privacy and cookies: outside check
Privacy policy, consent checkboxes in forms, the cookie banner and third-party services that receive visitor data: the basics of GDPR and cookie consent, checked from the outside.
Need SEO and UX too?
A comprehensive audit covers all eight areas at once and costs less than ordering them separately.
Technical SEO audit vs. a developer's audit
Website checkers see the symptoms. The cause is found by someone who looks at the server and the code.
Technical SEO audit
Looks at the site the way a search crawler does: server responses, duplicates, redirects, the sitemap, speed as measured by online tools. That is enough to find what blocks indexing, but not why.
Developer's audit
Adds what you can only see with access to the server and code: logs, slow queries, add-ons and core modifications, the email queue, the ERP sync, bot load. We have been developing on CS-Cart since 2013 and know its weak spots.
What we find in stores
Four cases from our projects. We do not disclose store names.
No notifications for a whole day
The email queue got stuck on 25 messages with an empty template: for a whole day the store sent no notifications to customers or managers. The queue cleared in minutes, and a fix in the add-on keeps it from happening again.
ERP sync cleared the cache around the clock
About 700 requests an hour came from the ERP, and every product update forced the homepage to be rebuilt from 550 product cards: server response jumped to 4.5 s. The fix is a nightly sync window and a lighter homepage.
Product images without caching
One web server rule overrode another: product thumbnails were served without cache headers, and the browser downloaded them again on every page.
“Page not modified”
The theme told browsers and search engines when the post was last edited, but settings changes did not update that date: returning visitors saw the old page. We found this on our own website.
Let us check whether your store can handle peak season
Server, database, email and third-party services in 5 business days, with a report and an estimate.
What you get
The report makes sense without us: your developer sees what to fix, the owner sees what it will bring.
Prioritized report
Findings backed by evidence (log excerpts, measurements, screenshots) and labeled urgent, important or recommended.
Pre-season checklist
40 items worth checking before sales: server, cache, email, payments, shipping.
One-hour call
We go through the report with your developer or hosting provider and answer questions.
How much a technical website audit costs
The price is fixed. If the fixes start within a month, we credit the cost of the audit toward them.
Tech and speed
8 hours of work
Technical
Errors that cost your store traffic and slow it down.
$240
5 business days · prioritized report
- Indexing, duplicates, redirects
- Speed and Core Web Vitals
- Server, logs and load
- Versions, add-ons and security
- Fix estimate
All in one
All in one
34 hours of work
Comprehensive
The full picture: tech, traffic, conversion and risks.
$1,200
15 business days · estimate and a call with the team
- All eight areas
- Security, versions, backups
- Analytics and lead tracking
- Load, bots, peak-season readiness
- Estimate and a one-hour report review
We fix what we find
We make the fixes from the report's estimate, with the same developers who ran the audit.
Technical support
We monitor the server, email and data syncs every month so the issues do not come back.
How the audit works
5 business days from access to the call.
Half an hour about your store and its problems. We need access to the admin panel, the server and Google Search Console.
Server and mail logs, page speed, responses to search crawlers, platform and add-on versions.
We verify the findings by hand, look for the cause rather than the symptom and set priorities.
We hand over the report and the estimate and spend an hour going through them with you or your developer.
Technical audit FAQ
Answers to what clients ask before ordering.
A technical website audit checks everything that keeps a store from working properly and getting indexed: from robots.txt and duplicates to the server, add-ons, email and load. Unlike online site checkers, we look from the inside: logs, code and settings.
An SEO audit answers why the store is not visible in search: demand, structure, content, competitors. A technical audit answers why the store is slow, goes down or is poorly indexed because of the server and code.
$240 and 5 business days from the moment we get access.
For a full audit, yes: without it we cannot see the logs, slow queries or the email queue. Without access we check only what is visible from the outside. If needed, we sign an NDA before you share access.
Yes. We check indexing, speed, server and load on any platform. We go deepest on CS-Cart: we know its add-ons and typical failures.
We check known vulnerabilities in platform and add-on versions, access and permissions, exposed service URLs and files. We do not do penetration testing: that is separate work for security specialists.
Not on its own. The audit finds errors that keep search engines from crawling and understanding the site. Rankings grow once those errors are fixed.
Run a technical website audit once a year and after major changes: a migration, a CS-Cart upgrade, a new theme or host. Before peak season it is a must.
Case studies
We walk through the key technical issues that drag down CS-Cart store rankings, explain how each one impacts organic traffic, and highlight which solutions resolve them quickly and safely, with no developer required.
How to increase the speed of the site? When is a technical audit needed and how does it influence the search positions? Short checklist inside.
How to optimize similar pages of marketplaces and online stores? Why you need to optimize pagination pages are described in detail in the article.
SEO promotion for online store is a complex and hard work. Don’t want to make a mistake? Follow this optimization checklist made by our team.
Client reviews
What our clients say about working with us.
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