# SEO Audit — livinstaysalgarve.com **Date:** April 27, 2026 **Auditor:** Hermes Agent (paperclip-dev) **Domain:** livinstaysalgarve.com **Overall Score:** 6.4 / 10 --- ## Executive Summary Livin Stays Algarve's website is built on **Astro v6.1.7** with Supabase Storage for images, supporting 3 languages (EN/PT/ES) with service worker caching. The technical foundation is solid — clean URLs, proper hreflang, good structured data, and fast TTFB. However, **GDPR compliance gaps**, **158 empty alt attributes on gallery images**, and **incomplete structured data** are holding back both legal safety and SEO performance. --- ## Stack & Infrastructure | Component | Details | |-----------|---------| | Framework | Astro v6.1.7 | | Image Storage | Supabase Storage | | Languages | EN, PT, ES (hreflang + x-default) | | Caching | Service Worker present | | Payments | Stripe | | Email | Resend | | Channel Manager | Avaibook | | TTFB | 28ms (excellent) | --- ## Strengths ✅ 1. **Unique titles and meta descriptions** on every page 2. **Proper canonical URLs** and hreflang implementation (EN/PT/ES + x-default) 3. **Clean URL structure** — e.g., `/en/stay/quinta-da-capelinha` 4. **Good structured data coverage**: Organization, LodgingBusiness, BlogPosting, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList schemas 5. **Excellent performance**: 28ms TTFB, WebP images, lazy loading 6. **Well-configured robots.txt**: blocks admin paths, query params, legacy WordPress URLs 7. **Complete sitemap**: 63 URLs with hreflang alternates and lastmod dates 8. **High-quality multilingual content** --- ## Critical Issues ❌ ### 1. No Cookie Consent Banner — GDPR Violation **Severity:** 🔴 Critical **Compliance Score:** 3/10 The website operates in the EU (Portugal) and serves EU visitors but has **no cookie consent mechanism**. This is a legal liability under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. A consent banner is required before non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing) are set. **Fix:** Implement a cookie consent banner (e.g., CookieConsent by Osano, or a custom solution) that blocks non-essential cookies until explicit consent is given. --- ### 2. 158 Gallery Images with Empty `alt=""` **Severity:** 🔴 Critical Across stay/property pages, **158 gallery images have empty alt attributes**. Quinta da Capelinha alone has 86 images with `alt=""`. This is a major accessibility and SEO failure — Google uses alt text to understand image content, and screen readers depend on it. **Affected pages:** - Quinta da Capelinha: 86 images - Villa Miramar, Villa Perogil, Charm & Elegance: 72+ images combined **Fix:** Add descriptive, keyword-rich alt text to all gallery images. Example: `alt="Quinta da Capelinha living room with traditional Algarve tiles and natural light"`. --- ### 3. LodgingBusiness Schema — Empty `description` Fields **Severity:** 🟠 High The LodgingBusiness structured data has **empty description fields**, missing an opportunity for rich snippets in Google search results. Google uses schema descriptions for featured snippets and knowledge panels. **Fix:** Populate the `description` field in each property's LodgingBusiness schema with a unique, compelling 150-300 character description. --- ### 4. Default OG Fallback Images on Most Pages **Severity:** 🟠 High Most non-property pages (blog posts, lifestyle pages, privacy policy) use a **generic fallback OG image** instead of page-specific images. This means social shares on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp show the same generic image instead of relevant visuals. **Fix:** Generate and assign unique OG images (1200×630px) for each page, especially blog posts. --- ### 5. Contact Form Uses `method="get"` Instead of `"post"` **Severity:** 🟠 High The contact form submission method is set to `"get"`, which exposes form data in the URL query string. This is both a security issue (data visible in browser history, server logs, referrer headers) and a UX issue (URL length limits). **Fix:** Change to `method="post"`. --- ### 6. 5 Render-Blocking Scripts on Every Page **Severity:** 🟡 Medium Every page loads **5 render-blocking JavaScript files** without `async` or `defer` attributes. This delays First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), impacting Core Web Vitals. **Fix:** Add `defer` or `async` attributes to non-critical scripts. Inline critical JS if needed. --- ### 7. No Google Analytics Detected **Severity:** 🟡 Medium Despite the Privacy Policy **explicitly mentioning Google Analytics 4**, no GA4 tracking code was detected on any page. Either the analytics setup is broken or the Privacy Policy is inaccurate — both are problems. **Fix:** Either install GA4 tracking (with proper cookie consent integration) or remove the GA4 reference from the Privacy Policy. --- ### 8. Blog Posts Use `og:type="website"` Instead of `"article"` **Severity:** 🟡 Medium All blog posts set `og:type="website"` instead of `"article"`. This prevents social platforms from treating blog content as articles, losing features like article-specific previews and reading time estimates. **Fix:** Set `og:type="article"` on all blog/lifestyle pages and add `article:published_time`, `article:author` meta tags. --- ### 9. Suspicious AggregateRating — "1 review" on All Properties **Severity:** 🟡 Medium Every property page shows an **AggregateRating of exactly 1 review**. This looks suspicious to both users and Google. If these are placeholder values, they should be removed. If real, they should reflect actual review counts. **Fix:** Either populate with real review data from Google/Booking.com/TripAdvisor, or remove the AggregateRating schema until real reviews are collected. --- ### 10. Stale Sitemap `lastmod` Dates **Severity:** 🟡 Low The sitemap contains **stale lastmod dates** — most are from 2026-02-04 or 2026-03-25. Google uses lastmod to prioritize crawling; stale dates mean Google may not re-crawl updated pages promptly. **Fix:** Automate lastmod updates when content changes. Astro has plugins for dynamic sitemap generation. --- ## Navigation Issue 🌐 **Portuguese nav inconsistency:** The word "LIFESTYLE" is not translated in the Portuguese navigation menu. It should be "ESTILO DE VIDA" or "BLOG" in the PT version. --- ## Pages Audited (16+) | Page | Type | |------|------| | Homepage (EN + PT) | Landing | | Quinta da Capelinha | Property | | Villa Miramar | Property | | Villa Perogil | Property | | Charm & Elegance | Property | | Best Beaches | Blog/Lifestyle | | Exploring Local Towns | Blog/Lifestyle | | Theme Parks | Blog/Lifestyle | | Privacy Policy | Legal | | robots.txt | Technical | | sitemap.xml | Technical | | Experiences page | Reference | --- ## Top 5 Fixes (Prioritized by Impact) | Priority | Fix | Impact | |----------|-----|--------| | 1 | Add cookie consent banner | Legal compliance (GDPR) | | 2 | Fill alt text on 158 gallery images | SEO + Accessibility | | 3 | Add page-specific OG images | Social sharing CTR | | 4 | Fill LodgingBusiness description fields | Rich snippets | | 5 | Defer/async render-blocking scripts | Core Web Vitals | --- ## Additional Properties in Sitemap (Not Fully Audited) - Charm & Comfort - Family & Soul - Family & Vistas - Family & Terrace - Villa Pegada --- ## Third-Party Services Detected - **Stripe** — payment processing - **Resend** — transactional email - **Avaibook** — channel manager - **Supabase** — image storage and database --- *Generated by Hermes Agent — Livin Stays Algarve internal tooling*