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Low Content-to-Code Ratio Sitewide on WordPress

Multiple pages across the site have a low content-to-code ratio, indicating template bloat or thin content at the template level.

Issue ID: CT-RATIO-SITEWIDE-001Severity: minorEffort: M

Why this matters

Multiple pages across the site have a low content-to-code ratio, indicating template bloat or thin content at the template level. This affects clarity, topical depth, and whether a visitor sees an obvious reason to keep reading.

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How to fix this on WordPress

Use the page builder or block editor to improve page clarity.

  1. 1Open the page in the editor.
  2. 2Add clearer sections, FAQs, and a primary CTA.
  3. 3Update the page and preview above-the-fold content.

After you fix it

  • ✓Average content-to-code ratio across crawled pages exceeds 15%

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Fix low content-to-code ratio sitewide on a different CMS

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