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Audit Standard / 2026.2

Rule explorer: Audit Standard 2026.2

Every check that defines technical readiness in MaxiMarket Audit Standard 2026.2, exactly as the audit applies it. Open a rule to see what it checks, why it matters, how to fix it, where its authority comes from and how much it counts.

Superseded. This is an earlier Audit Standard version, kept unchanged so audits saved under it keep their meaning. New audits use the current Audit Standard 2026.4.

Guides by topic: technical SEO audit rules, AI readiness, structured data and ecommerce product data.

Version
2026.2
Status
Superseded
Published
2026-09-26
Rules
86
Scored
67
Observations
33

Authority levels

Official search-engine requirement
A search engine documents it as required for a specific outcome, such as Google eligibility.
Strongest external authority
Open standard / Schema.org
Defined by an open standard or vocabulary: HTML, WCAG, IETF RFCs, Schema.org, Sitemaps, Open Graph.
Official platform recommendation
Recommended in official platform documentation, such as Google Search Central or an AI platform.
Accepted best practice
Widely accepted practice with a cited source, but no official requirement.
MaxiMarket recommendation
MaxiMarket’s own advice. Never presented as a search engine or platform requirement.
MaxiMarket methodology

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Observations

Observations are neutral facts. They are never pass or fail, never warnings, and never part of the Technical Score.

SEO-HEADING-002Observation · not scoredNumber of h1 elementsHeadings and semantic structureTechnical SearchMachine Readability
What is reported
The number of h1 elements in the returned HTML.
Why it is not a rule
Multiple h1 elements are valid HTML, and Google says there is no ideal number of headings.
Sources
SEM-MAIN-001Observation · not scoredMain landmarksHeadings and semantic structureAI DiscoveryMachine Readability
What is reported
The number of main elements and elements with role="main".
Why it is not a rule
A main landmark is one sufficient WCAG technique for exposing structure, not a requirement.
Sources
STRUCTURED-JSONLD-001Observation · not scoredJSON-LD blocksStructured data (general)Technical SearchAI DiscoveryMachine Readability
What is reported
The number of JSON-LD script blocks in the returned HTML.
Why it is not a rule
Not every page needs structured data, and Microdata or RDFa are not detected.
Sources
STRUCTURED-PRODUCT-011Observation · not scoredProducts on the pageProduct and Offer dataTechnical SearchCommerceMachine Readability
What is reported
The number of top-level Product entities that are not variants of a ProductGroup, for pages with Product data.
Why it is not a rule
Listing pages legitimately contain many Products, and page intent is unknown.
Sources
STRUCTURED-OFFER-005Observation · not scoredZero-price offersProduct and Offer dataTechnical SearchCommerceMachine Readability
What is reported
The number of inspected Offers whose price is zero, for pages with inspected Offers.
Why it is not a rule
Zero prices are legitimate for free items and Product snippets; they only affect merchant-listing eligibility.
Sources
STRUCTURED-OFFER-013Observation · not scoredOffer types usedProduct and Offer dataTechnical SearchCommerceMachine Readability
What is reported
For Products with recognized offers: whether they use Offer, AggregateOffer or both.
Why it is not a rule
Marketplace pages legitimately use AggregateOffer, and the number of sellers is unknowable.
Sources
STRUCTURED-RATING-003Observation · not scoredReviews on Organization markupRatings and reviewsTechnical SearchMachine Readability
What is reported
For pages with top-level Organization (or subtype) entities: whether one of them carries review or aggregateRating.
Why it is not a rule
Whether the business controls those reviews is not observable.
Sources
STRUCTURED-BREADCRUMB-003Observation · not scoredBreadcrumbs on deep pagesEntity and site identityTechnical SearchAI DiscoveryMachine Readability
What is reported
For pages other than the home page: whether a BreadcrumbList is declared.
Why it is not a rule
Breadcrumb markup is a MaxiMarket recommendation for deep pages.
Sources