{"id":678,"date":"2026-10-26T03:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitefitters.com\/learn\/glossary\/technical-seo\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T03:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:49:48","slug":"technical-seo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitefitters.com\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/technical-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sfl-hero sfl-hero-s\"><div class=\"sfl-w\"><div class=\"sfl-bc\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/\">Learn<\/a> \/ <a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/\">Glossary<\/a> \/ <a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/#topic-seo\" style=\"color:#FBBF24\">SEO &amp; Local Search<\/a><\/div><h1>Technical SEO <em>Explained.<\/em><\/h1><div class=\"sfl-def\"><small>In one sentence<\/small>Technical SEO is making sure a website&#8217;s structure, speed, security and code let search engines crawl, understand and index its pages without problems.<\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"sfl-w sfl-art\"><article class=\"sfl-prose\"><h2>What It Is<\/h2><p>Technical SEO is the behind-the-scenes side of SEO. It deals with whether search engines can reach your pages, read them and store them, and whether the site gives visitors a good experience. It includes site speed, mobile friendliness, HTTPS security, clean page addresses, XML sitemaps, robots.txt rules, redirects for moved pages and structured data. If on-page SEO is the merchandise, technical SEO is the building and the doors.<\/p><h2>Why It Matters for Your Business<\/h2><p>Great content cannot rank if search engines cannot reach it. A common example is a redesigned site that launches with a setting still telling search engines not to index it, so traffic drops sharply. Another is a site that is slow on phones, which frustrates visitors and can hold rankings back. Fixing these issues often brings quick, lasting improvements.<\/p><h2>Good to Know<\/h2><p>Tip: connect your site to Google Search Console and check it monthly. It reports pages that cannot be indexed, Core Web Vitals, HTTPS problems and security issues. Before and after any redesign or hosting move, have someone review redirects, the sitemap and indexing settings so you keep the rankings you have earned.<\/p><div class=\"sfl-box\"><h4>Related terms<\/h4><div class=\"sfl-rel\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/crawling\/\">Crawling<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/indexing\/\">Indexing<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/core-web-vitals\/\">Core Web Vitals<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/xml-sitemap\/\">XML sitemap<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/robots-txt\/\">robots.txt<\/a><\/div><\/div><nav class=\"sfl-pn\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/support-ticket\/\"><small>\u2190 Previous<\/small><b>Support ticket<\/b><\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/template\/\" class=\"r\"><small>Next \u2192<\/small><b>Template<\/b><\/a><\/nav><\/article><aside class=\"sfl-aside\"><div class=\"sfl-box sfl-box-o\"><h4>Want to be found on Google?<\/h4><p>On-page SEO, Google Business Profile and analytics are built into our website packages.<\/p><a class=\"sfl-btn sfl-btn-w\" href=\"\/fr\/web-design-development\/#pricing\">See website packages<\/a><\/div><div class=\"sfl-box\"><h4>Step-by-step guides<\/h4><div class=\"sfl-rel sfl-col\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/guides\/install-ssl-and-force-https\/\">How to Install an SSL Certificate and Force HTTPS<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/guides\/submit-your-site-to-google-search-console\/\">How to Add Your Site to Google Search Console and Submit a Sitemap<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sfl-box\"><h4>More in SEO &amp; Local Search<\/h4><div class=\"sfl-chips\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/search-engine-optimization\/\">Search engine optimization<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/keyword\/\">Keyword<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/keyword-research\/\">Keyword research<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/search-intent\/\">Search intent<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/on-page-seo\/\">On-page SEO<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/off-page-seo\/\">Off-page SEO<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/title-tag\/\">Title tag<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/meta-description\/\">Meta description<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/aside><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"DefinedTerm\",\"name\":\"Technical SEO\",\"description\":\"Technical SEO is making sure a website's structure, speed, security and code let search engines crawl, understand and index its pages without problems.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sitefitters.com\/learn\/glossary\/technical-seo\/\",\"inDefinedTermSet\":{\"@type\":\"DefinedTermSet\",\"name\":\"Business Website 101 Glossary\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sitefitters.com\/learn\/glossary\/\"}}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn \/ Glossary \/ SEO &amp; Local Search Technical SEO Explained. 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