Why is POP showing all 0's for my page?

It’s likely that your hosting redirects POP to a 404 page or a security screening page. Some hosting providers aggressively monitor for bots and redirect tools, such as POP, the moment they suspect a human isn't visiting the page. The good news is that there are a few options on what you can do to fix that.

Before getting to the fixes, please note that you don't need to re-run POP to check your work. The majority of the time, hosts are able to detect unusual activity if you are doing several consecutive re-runs in POP. If you use the POP Chrome Extension your Optimization Score and counts update automatically. The Chrome Extension cannot be blocked. You can see the chrome extension in action in the video below.

The Fixes:

1. ) Use the POP Chrome Extension from the POP dashboard to crawl your page. The POP Chrome Extension gets passed hosting that is redirecting pages. You can find more information on how to download and install the extension here.

2.) Turn off the security feature in your hosting. Some hosting providers have a dashboard where you can easily turn off this security feature while you are working on your optimization (don’t forget to turn the feature back on once you are finished). Other hosting providers require you to contact support to enable/disable this feature. Even if the solution in #2 is up your technical alley, we still strongly recommend going with solution #1, The POP Chrome Extension.

3.) You can manually copy and paste your source code into POP. On the page where you select your target URL you will find a checkbox labeled ‘I'd like to copy and paste in html or source code‘ For POP Pro generated reports, this checkbox is revealed by clicking the orange ‘Show Advanced Options’ text. Once you have clicked it, a box will appear to insert the source code. There are instructions inside the box in case you aren’t sure what to do.

4.) The last solution is just time. Usually after 24-48 hours, your hosting will allow POP to run again.