> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getwaio.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reading your audit

> What your WAIO Engine score means, how severity levels work, and what to fix first.

You ran the audit and got a score, a stack of issues, and some unfamiliar terms. This page explains how to read it all. No technical background needed.

## The score

Your site gets one overall score reflecting how ready it is for its three audiences: people, search engines, and AI systems. Higher is better. Don't fixate on the exact number; the score is most useful for tracking direction over time. Fix issues, re-run the audit, watch it move.

## Severity levels

Every issue the audit finds gets a severity. Work them in this order:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Critical">
    Actively hurting you right now. These block crawlers or AI systems from reading your site correctly, or break the experience for visitors. Fix these first.
  </Step>

  <Step title="High">
    Significant gaps. Your site works, but you're losing visibility or citations you could be earning. Fix these next.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Medium">
    Improvements worth making. Lower urgency, real cumulative payoff.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The issue list

Each issue in your results links to a page in these docs explaining, in plain language:

* **What it means**: the plain-English version of the finding
* **Why it matters**: which audience it affects and what it costs you
* **How to fix it**: concrete steps, whether you're doing it yourself or handing it to a developer
* **Learn more**: links to technical references like [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org) if you want the deep version

<Tip>
  Don't try to clear the whole list in one pass. Fix the criticals, re-run the audit, then work down from there.
</Tip>

## Sharing your results

Your results have a shareable link, so you can send them to a colleague or developer without them re-running the audit. There's also a PDF export if you'd rather share a document.

## If you get stuck

Some fixes are copy changes anyone can make. Others need a developer or an SEO specialist. If your list is long or the fixes are past what your team can take on, the VAN agency network delivers the WAIO methodology end to end. Start at [getwaio.com/services](https://www.getwaio.com/services).