{"id":21063,"date":"2026-10-20T04:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=21063"},"modified":"2026-10-20T04:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:49:31","slug":"how-to-use-the-hostinger-ai-visibility-checker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-use-the-hostinger-ai-visibility-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the Hostinger AI Visibility Checker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hostinger AI Visibility Checker is a free tool that scans your website the way an AI agent does and gives it an AI readiness score out of 100. It shows whether AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity can access and read your site. It doesn&rsquo;t track whether AI answers mention your brand. To use it, run a scan, read your score and grade, review each check, and copy the fix instructions for the issues found.<\/p><h3><b>Before you start<\/b><\/h3><ul>\n<li>The AI Visibility Checker reads your homepage, <code>robots.txt<\/code>, sitemap, and <code>llms.txt<\/code> file.<\/li>\n<li>The scan reads public content only and doesn&rsquo;t change anything on your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-run-a-scan-with-the-hostinger-ai-visibility-checker\">Run a scan with the Hostinger AI Visibility Checker<\/h2><p>Enter your domain on the AI Visibility Checker page to start a scan:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Open the <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-ai-visibility-checker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ai-visibility-checker\">Hostinger AI Visibility Checker<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your domain, for example <code>domain.tld<\/code>, in the URL field.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Scan site<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1169\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-24.png 1169w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-24-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-24-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-24-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1169px) 100vw, 1169px\" \/><\/p><p>The results page shows your domain and the date and time of the scan next to <b>Last scanned<\/b>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-understand-your-ai-readiness-score-and-grade\">Understand your AI readiness score and grade<\/h2><p>Your <b>AI readiness score is a number from 0 to 100<\/b>, shown with a letter grade and a status. For example, a score of 40 receives <b>Grade D<\/b> and the status <b>Not agent-ready yet<\/b>.<\/p><p>The score is the total of seven categories. Each category shows the points earned out of the maximum, and a circle with the result as a percentage. For example, 13 out of 20 points in <b>Crawl permission<\/b> shows as 65.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Category<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Maximum points<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>What it checks<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Crawl permission<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether a readable <code>robots.txt<\/code> file exists, whether AI crawlers are blocked by <code>robots.txt<\/code> or bot detection, and whether Content Signals are declared.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Findability<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether a sitemap exists, is declared in <code>robots.txt<\/code>, and has recent update dates, whether missing pages return a 404 error, and whether the homepage loads over HTTPS.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Readability<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether content is readable without JavaScript, the page size is reasonable, the title, meta description, and canonical tags are present, and headings follow a clear order.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Structured meaning<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether the homepage has JSON-LD structured data describing your business, links to your external profiles, and several schema types.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Commercial legibility<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether about, contact, and legal pages are linked, contact details are machine-readable, and prices are reachable without JavaScript or login.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Agent-native content<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether a valid <code>llms.txt<\/code> file is served, the site returns Markdown when an AI agent requests it, and the homepage lists resources in Link headers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Agent interaction<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Whether the site exposes WebMCP tools to in-browser AI agents and publishes an MCP Server Card.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h-review-each-check-and-its-fix\">Review each check and its fix<\/h2><p>Each category lists its individual checks, with the points earned for each one. A check has one of three results:<\/p><ul>\n<li><b>Passed<\/b> &ndash; a green check mark with full points.<\/li>\n<li><b>Failed<\/b> &ndash; a red cross with zero or partial points, for example 3\/4 pts.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not checked<\/b> &ndash; the check depends on something missing. For example, sitemap update dates aren&rsquo;t checked when no sitemap exists.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Click a check to expand it:<\/p><ul>\n<li><b>What we found<\/b> describes the result. For example, <code>\/llms.txt<\/code> returned HTTP 404.<\/li>\n<li><b>How to fix<\/b> explains the change needed. Failed checks only.<\/li>\n<li><b>Copy prompt<\/b> copies the fix instructions for that check, ready to paste into an AI coding assistant.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1055\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-25.png 1055w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-25-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-25-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-25-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/p><h2 id=\"h-copy-all-fixes-with-improve-score\">Copy all fixes with Improve score<\/h2><p>Use <b>Improve score<\/b> to copy the instructions for every issue at once:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Click <b>Improve score<\/b> below the category results.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26.png 1014w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26-768x567.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Review the <b>How to improve your score<\/b> window. It lists the goal, issue, and fix for each failed check, and the total number of issues found.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Copy instructions<\/b>.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26_1.png 691w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-20_11-26_1-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Paste the instructions into your AI coding assistant to apply the fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"h-fix-common-ai-visibility-issues-on-hostinger\">Fix common AI visibility issues on Hostinger<\/h2><p>Several common issues have step-by-step fixes for Hostinger websites:<\/p><ul>\n<li><b>robots.txt and AI crawlers<\/b> &ndash; allow or block AI crawlers on your Hostinger website. On web and cloud hosting, you can also <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-edit-website-files-using-the-hostinger-file-editor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7949267-how-to-use-the-file-editor-at-hostinger\/\">edit website files using the Hostinger File Editor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>llms.txt<\/b> &ndash; <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-enable-llms-txt-on-your-wordpress-or-hostinger-ai-builder-ma\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-enable-llms-txt-on-your-website\/\">enable LLMs.txt on your WordPress or Hostinger AI Builder manual mode website<\/a>. Hostinger AI Builder agentic mode creates an <code>llms.txt<\/code> file automatically when you publish, as explained in <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-ai-builder-geo-settings-in-agentic-mode\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/11791154-hostinger-ai-builder-agentic-mode-geo-settings\/\">Hostinger AI Builder: GEO settings in agentic mode<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Bot detection<\/b> &ndash; see <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-cdn-search-engine-crawlers-and-seo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-cdn-search-engine-crawlers-and-seo\/\">Hostinger CDN: Search engine crawlers and SEO<\/a> for the CDN settings that can block crawlers, such as Under Attack mode and blocked bots.<\/li>\n<li><b>Sitemap<\/b> &ndash; see <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-ai-builder-how-to-submit-website-sitemap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6491673-hostinger-ai-builder-website-s-sitemap\/\">Hostinger AI Builder: How to submit website sitemap<\/a> for sitemap details on Hostinger AI Builder websites.<\/li>\n<li><b>Meta description and headings<\/b> &ndash; on Hostinger AI Builder manual mode websites, <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-add-meta-titles-and-descriptions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6466356-hostinger-ai-builder-manual-mode-how-to-add-meta-titles-and-descriptions\/\">add meta titles and descriptions<\/a> and <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-use-heading-tags-for-seo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6466509-hostinger-ai-builder-manual-mode-how-to-use-heading-tags-for-seo\/\">use heading tags for SEO<\/a>. For agentic mode websites, see <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-ai-builder-seo-settings-in-agentic-mode\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10771376-hostinger-ai-builder-agentic-mode-seo-settings\/\">Hostinger AI Builder: SEO settings in agentic mode<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>AI agent access<\/b> &ndash; <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-web2agent-in-hostinger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/11729400-web-2-agent-in-hostinger\/\">Web2Agent in Hostinger<\/a> makes WordPress and Hostinger AI Builder manual mode websites accessible to AI agents.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Run a new scan after making changes to confirm the fixed checks now pass.<\/p><p>After the scan, you know which checks block AI tools from reading your website and how to fix each one. Each fixed issue raises your AI readiness score.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-faq\">FAQ<\/h2><p><b>Does the Hostinger AI Visibility Checker track brand mentions in ChatGPT?<\/b><\/p><p>No. The Hostinger AI Visibility Checker tests whether AI tools can access and read your website. It doesn&rsquo;t check whether AI answers mention or cite your brand.<\/p><p><b>Does the AI Visibility Checker scan every page of my website?<\/b><\/p><p>No. The AI Visibility Checker reads your homepage, <code>robots.txt<\/code>, sitemap, and <code>llms.txt<\/code> file. It doesn&rsquo;t crawl every page.<\/p><p><b>Does scanning change anything on my website?<\/b><\/p><p>No. The AI Visibility Checker reads public content only and makes no changes to your website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scan your website, read your AI readiness score, and copy fixes for every issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seo"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21063"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21071,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21063\/revisions\/21071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}