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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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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

  1. 1Add meaningful id attributes to all h2 and h3 headings
  2. 2Use slug-style IDs (e.g., id="pricing-plans" not id="section3")
  3. 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.