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What is Crawlability?

Crawlability is how easily a search engine's bots can discover and access a site's pages by following links and directives such as robots.txt.

Also known as: Crawl Access

Why it matters

Pages a crawler can't reach never enter the index and can't rank. Good crawlability ensures your important pages are actually found.

Who needs it

Large sites, sites with deep navigation or faceted URLs, and any site where important pages are buried or accidentally blocked.

When it's used

Audit crawlability during a technical SEO review, after structural changes, and when new pages fail to get indexed.

Need help with Crawlability?

Our team can put this into practice for your site. Start with a free audit, or explore the technical seo service.

Last updated: 2026-08-03