RankForge
Scan any live website, get a real 15-point on-page SEO & AEO audit with SERP pixel gauges, and instantly generate upgraded meta tags + JSON-LD schema using our proven Infinity Search Formula.
2026 Google Search Central, Core Web Vitals & AI Crawler Standards
WebSite site name, and 1200×630 og:image.FAQPage SERP accordions in May 2026, but valid JSON-LD remains prime AEO grounding.Frequently Asked Questions
Is the RankForge (Forge SEO) tool free?
Yes, 100% free with no sign-up and no credit card. Run unlimited live website scans, 15-point on-page SEO & AEO audits, and meta tag generations.
What does the live 15-point SEO & AEO audit check?
Title tag (~600px / 50–60 chars), meta description (~920px desktop / ~680px mobile), H1 structure, JSON-LD structured data, Open Graph tags (1200×630), X (Twitter) Cards, canonical URL, indexability (robots meta, X-Robots-Tag, and robots.txt), HTTPS, mobile viewport, language attribute, 48px-multiple/SVG favicon, image alt coverage, content depth, and AEO entity grounding — weighted and scored out of 100 with grades from A+ to F.
How is this different from other free SEO checkers?
Most free tools only count title and description characters. RankForge fetches live HTML and robots.txt, evaluates 15 weighted technical and AEO signals, estimates desktop and mobile pixel truncation, and generates fixed HTML head tags, Next.js 15 Metadata code, JSON-LD schemas, and 2026 AI crawler rules in one step.
What are SERP pixel gauges?
Google Search Central imposes no fixed character cap on <title> elements, truncating instead by rendered pixel width: ~600px (roughly 50–60 chars) for desktop titles, ~920px (150–160 chars) for desktop descriptions, and ~680px (~120 chars) for mobile descriptions. RankForge measures proportional glyph widths so you know exactly where snippets cut off.
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) & AEO in 2026?
GEO and AEO optimize your metadata, snippet directives (max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large), and JSON-LD entities so AI answer engines — Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search (OAI-SearchBot), Perplexity (PerplexityBot), Claude, and Microsoft Copilot — accurately ingest and cite your pages while letting you control training bots (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended) independently.
Did Google change FAQPage and HowTo Rich Results in 2026?
Yes. Google Search Central restricted HowTo rich results on mobile and globally deprecated expandable FAQPage rich-result accordions in standard SERPs in May 2026. However, Google confirmed valid FAQPage and HowTo JSON-LD causes zero penalty and remains valuable structured grounding for AI Overviews and LLM answer citations when matched to visible page content.
What are the 2026 Core Web Vitals thresholds?
Google evaluates three Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile of real user visits: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) ≤ 2.5s, Interaction to Next Paint (INP) ≤ 200ms (which permanently replaced retired First Input Delay, FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) ≤ 0.1.
Does it generate Open Graph and X (Twitter) Card tags?
Yes. You get copy-ready og: tags (including 1200×630 og:image dimensions, og:site_name, og:url, and og:type) and twitter:card='summary_large_image' tags plus live LinkedIn/Facebook and X card previews.
Can it generate JSON-LD structured data?
Yes — WebSite (for Google SERP Site Name selection), SoftwareApplication, HowTo, Course, ItemList, Article, and FAQPage JSON-LD tailored to your chosen template with strict numeric validation and GBP currency formatting.
Why can't some websites be scanned?
Sites behind strict anti-bot protection (such as Cloudflare Turnstile challenges) may block automated fetches. When that happens, RankForge automatically generates a complete upgraded tag and schema set from the URL structure so you lose nothing.
Do you store the URLs or pages I scan?
No. Scans run on demand, are never saved server-side, and private/internal addresses are blocked by SSRF safeguards.
Which frameworks does the output work with?
All of them. Copy a complete HTML <head> block for WordPress, Shopify, Astro, React, Vue, or static HTML, or copy ready-made Next.js 15 App Router layout.tsx metadata code.