Content fix guide
Stable Anchorable Sections
Page sections lack stable ID attributes that AI systems and users can link to directly. Fragment links (#section-name) enable precise citations.
Issue ID: AI-STABLE-SECTIONS-001
Severity: advisory
Impact: Low
Effort: S
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- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
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- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Page sections lack stable ID attributes that AI systems and users can link to directly. Fragment links (#section-name) enable precise citations.
Why it matters
Page sections lack stable ID attributes that AI systems and users can link to directly. Fragment links (#section-name) enable precise citations. This affects clarity, topical depth, and whether a visitor sees an obvious reason to keep reading.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for AI-STABLE-SECTIONS-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Add meaningful id attributes to all h2 and h3 headings
- 2Use slug-style IDs (e.g., id="pricing-plans" not id="section3")
- 3Avoid dynamic or hash-based IDs that change on each page load
How to re-check it
- All major headings have stable, descriptive id attributes
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.