Crawl Results
Understand and act on your crawl data
Overview After a crawl completes, you’ll have comprehensive data about your domain’s link health, SEO status, and performance. This guide explains how to interpret results and prioritize fixes.
Results Dashboard The results dashboard provides an at-a-glance summary:
Crawl Results: example.com ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Completed: Dec 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM Duration: 4m 23s Pages: 847 discovered, 847 checked ┌─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┐ │ HEALTH SCORE │ BROKEN LINKS │ SEO ISSUES │ │ 78/100 │ 12 │ 34 │ │ Good │ Critical │ Warnings │ └─────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┘
Summary Metrics Metric Description Health Score Overall site health (0-100) Pages Discovered Total unique URLs found Pages Checked URLs successfully analyzed Broken Links 4xx/5xx errors found Redirects Redirect chains detected SEO Issues On-page SEO problems Crawl Duration How long the crawl took
Navigating Results Results are organized into tabs:
Overview
Broken Links
Redirects
SEO
All URLs
High-level summary with:
Health score trend
Issue breakdown by category
Quick stats
Action items
All broken links with:
Status codes (404, 500, etc.)
Source pages (where the link appears)
Link type (internal/external)
Anchor text
First discovered date
Redirect information including:
Redirect chains
Chain length
Redirect types (301, 302)
Loops detected
SEO analysis results:
Missing titles/descriptions
H1 issues
Image alt problems
Technical SEO issues
Complete list of discovered URLs:
Status for each URL
Response time
Page type
Last checked
Understanding Status Codes Success (2xx) Code Meaning Action 200 OK None needed 201 Created None needed 204 No Content Verify intentional
Redirects (3xx) Code Meaning Action 301 Permanent Redirect Update links to final URL 302 Temporary Redirect Verify temporary status 307 Temporary (strict) Verify temporary status 308 Permanent (strict) Update links to final URL
Client Errors (4xx) Code Meaning Action 400 Bad Request Fix malformed URL 401 Unauthorized Expected for protected pages 403 Forbidden Check permissions 404 Not Found Remove or redirect 410 Gone Remove links 429 Rate Limited May be false positive
Server Errors (5xx) Code Meaning Action 500 Internal Error Investigate server logs 502 Bad Gateway Check upstream servers 503 Unavailable Temporary; recheck 504 Gateway Timeout Performance issue
Filtering Results Use filters to focus on specific issues:
Filter Options Filter Options Status Success, Redirect, Error, Timeout Status Code Specific code (404, 500, etc.) Link Type Internal, External Issue Type SEO category Page Specific source URL
Example Filters Find all 404 errors on internal links: Status Code: 404 Link Type: Internal Find SEO issues on blog pages: Issue Type: Any Page: /blog/* Find external broken links: Status: Error Link Type: External
Prioritizing Fixes Not all issues are equally important. Prioritize by:
Impact Priority Priority Issues Why 🔴 Critical Server errors, SSL expired Affects all visitors 🟠 High Internal 404s, missing H1 Direct SEO/UX impact 🟡 Medium External 404s, long chains Indirect impact 🟢 Low Short descriptions, generic anchors Optimization
Reach Priority Fix issues that affect more pages first:
Broken Link Analysis ───────────────────────────────────────── /old-product-page (404) Found on: 47 pages Impact: HIGH ← Fix this first /typo-link (404) Found on: 1 page Impact: LOW ← Fix later
A single broken link in your navigation might appear on every page. Fixing one link can resolve hundreds of issues.
Exporting Results Export data for team collaboration or analysis:
Format Best For CSV Spreadsheet analysis, bulk fixing PDF Client presentations, stakeholders JSON API integration, custom tools
Export Options Export Settings ───────────────────────────────────────── Format: CSV ▼ Include: ☑ All URLs ☑ Broken links ☑ Redirects ☑ SEO issues ☐ Response times (large file) Filters: ☑ Apply current filters ☐ Export all data
Comparing Crawls Track progress by comparing crawls:
Select Crawls
Choose two crawls to compare from the history.
View Diff
See what changed:
New issues (appeared)
Fixed issues (resolved)
Unchanged (persistent)
Analyze Trends
Track metrics over time:
Health score trend
Issue count trend
New vs resolved rate
Comparison View Crawl Comparison: Dec 1 vs Dec 2 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Dec 1 Dec 2 Change ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Health Score 73 78 +5 ▲ Broken Links 18 12 -6 ▼ SEO Issues 42 34 -8 ▼ Pages Crawled 832 847 +15 ▲ New Issues (3): • /new-page missing H1 • /products/widget 404 • /about missing meta description Fixed Issues (9): • /old-link redirected • /blog/post H1 added • ... 7 more
Acting on Results Quick Actions From any result, take quick actions:
Action Effect Ignore Hide from future reports Mark Fixed Track as resolved Export Download single issue details View Source See page containing the link
Bulk Actions Select multiple issues for bulk operations:
Bulk Ignore : Hide multiple known issuesBulk Export : Download selected itemsGenerate Redirect List : Create redirect rules
Historical Data Retention Periods Plan History Retained Free 30 days Solo 90 days Pro 1 year Agency Unlimited
Accessing History View past crawls from the domain dashboard:
Crawl History ───────────────────────────────────────── Dec 2, 2024 78/100 847 pages ← Current Dec 1, 2024 73/100 832 pages Nov 24, 2024 71/100 820 pages Nov 17, 2024 68/100 815 pages ...
Next Steps
Share Results Share reports with teams and clients.
AI Review Get AI-powered analysis of your results.
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