Content fix guide
Outdated Facts or Prices Heuristic
Content may contain outdated facts, statistics, or pricing that reduces trust and accuracy.
Issue ID: CT-OUTDATED-001
Severity: minor
Impact: Med
Effort: M
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Content may contain outdated facts, statistics, or pricing that reduces trust and accuracy.
Why it matters
Content may contain outdated facts, statistics, or pricing that reduces trust and accuracy. 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- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for CT-OUTDATED-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.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
- 1Review all statistics and data points for currency
- 2Update pricing to reflect current rates
- 3Add "Last updated" dates to content with time-sensitive information
How to re-check it
- All statistics, prices, and facts are current
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.