{"id":2635,"date":"2024-07-31T02:14:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T02:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/coming-soon-patches-in-site-audit\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T02:14:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T02:14:14","slug":"coming-soon-patches-in-site-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/coming-soon-patches-in-site-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming soon: Patches in Site Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Patches lets you fix simple issues on your website with one click, right in Site Audit. We handle all the backend stuff so you can focus on the big picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are Patches?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patches are fixes for your website that you can create and make directly in Site Audit issue reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did your pages get flagged for having too-short meta descriptions?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on \u201cPatch it\u201d, enter new meta descriptions, and hit publish to fix them on your website \u2013 no developers needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-patches.png\" alt=\"Patch meta descriptions from Site Audit\" width=\"1500\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-patches-680x295.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-patches-768x333.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also ask AI to help generate titles and descriptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches.png\" alt=\"Generate content to patch with AI\" width=\"1500\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches-680x238.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches-768x268.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-177805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches.png\" alt=\"Generate content to patch with AI\" width=\"1500\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches-680x238.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-patches-768x268.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patches can also be <\/span><b>site-wide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did Site Audit find internal links leading to broken pages?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same thing \u2013 click on \u201cPatch it\u201d, enter new target URLs, and hit publish to redirect or replace multiple pages with a different URL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177806 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches.png\" alt=\"Patch site-wide issues\" width=\"1500\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches-680x306.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-177806 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches.png\" alt=\"Patch site-wide issues\" width=\"1500\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches-680x306.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-patches-768x346.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re also working on an option to automatically submit patched pages to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/indexnow-yep-ahrefs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IndexNow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so you can immediately inform search engines of changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patches states<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patches can be <\/span><b>saved as drafts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>published<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><b>unpublished<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so you don\u2019t have to stress out over making a mistake or wanting to undo a\u00a0patch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches.png\" alt=\"Patches states: drafted, published, unpublished\" width=\"1500\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches-680x104.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches-768x117.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-177807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches.png\" alt=\"Patches states: drafted, published, unpublished\" width=\"1500\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches-680x104.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-patches-768x117.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also track the full history of any\u00a0patch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177808 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches.png\" alt=\"Patch history in Site Audit\" width=\"1500\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches-680x401.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches-768x453.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-177808 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches.png\" alt=\"Patch history in Site Audit\" width=\"1500\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches-680x401.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-patches-768x453.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patches report<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View, search for, and manage all patches from the Patches report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll eventually be able to filter patches by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Status<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User or target<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, publish or unpublish patches in\u00a0bulk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches.png\" alt=\"Patches report in Site Audit\" width=\"1500\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches-680x353.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-177809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches.png\" alt=\"Patches report in Site Audit\" width=\"1500\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches-680x353.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-patches-768x398.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting up Patches<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can draft Patches on any plan, but you\u2019ll need to be on an Enterprise plan to publish them from Site\u00a0Audit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We plan to have two deployment methods:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add a JavaScript snippet to your website pages that calls a unique JavaScript file hosted by Ahrefs. All the patches you publish will be added there and shown to users when a browser or bot executes JavaScript on the\u00a0page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide your Cloudflare API key and we\u2019ll create workers in your account. Cloudflare will apply your published patches on the server side before showing them to\u00a0users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-177810 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches.png\" alt=\"Setting up Patches deployment\" width=\"1500\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches-680x290.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches-768x328.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-177810 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches.png\" alt=\"Setting up Patches deployment\" width=\"1500\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches.png 1500w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches-680x290.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-patches-768x328.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re not on an Enterprise plan, you can deploy changes by yourself by exporting your drafts and passing them to your developers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When are Patches coming and what can I expect?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re aiming to have Patches live\u00a0soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first release, you\u2019ll be able to patch for <\/span><b>titles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>meta descriptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via <\/span><b>JavaScript snippets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll gradually launch AI features and introduce other fields like canonicals, meta robots tags, and redirects, as well as deployment by Cloudflare workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excited about Patches? Spread the word by sharing this\u00a0post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/site-audit-patches\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patches lets you fix simple issues on your website with one click, right in Site Audit. We handle all the backend stuff so you can focus on the big picture.\u00a0 What are Patches? 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