Meta Refresh Test
What is it?
This test will check if your webpage is using a refresh meta tag. This tag causes a web page to refresh automatically after a specified amount of time. Users generally don't expect automatic refreshes, so they can be disorienting. Refreshing also moves focus to the top of the page, which may frustrate or confuse users, particularly those who rely on screen readers or other assistive technologies.
Pass rate:
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Top 100 websites: 98%This value indicates the percent of top 100 most visited websites in the US that pass this test (in the past 12 months).
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All websites: 99%This value indicates the percent of all websites analyzed in SEO Site Checkup (500,000+) in the past 12 months.
| 2021 | 95% |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 96% |
| 2023 | 96% |
| 2024 | 98% |
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How do I fix it?
In order to pass this test you have to identify and remove the http-equiv="refresh" attribute from each meta element.
If refreshing the page in absolutely necessary, best practices recommend that this function be handled through JavaScript.
