Page Crawlability Checker
Is your page visible to search engines? Check if a specific URL is crawlable and indexable by analyzing robots.txt, meta tags (robots, googlebot), and X-Robots-Tag headers. Ensure search engines crawl and index your critical pages with the Page Crawlability Checker – your instant tool to audit robots.txt directives, meta tags, and server settings that accidentally block Googlebot. Scan any URL in seconds to detect noindex flags, disallowed paths, or faulty status codes wasting crawl budget and hiding pages from search results. Built for SEO teams and site owners, this tool simplifies technical audits by pinpointing issues like conflicting robots rules, canonicalization errors, or accidental page exclusions that sabotage organic growth. Fix crawlability gaps faster, optimize indexation, and ensure your best content ranks – audit your pages now and turn SEO blind spots into traffic opportunities.
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What Affects Page Crawlability & Indexability?
Learn about the key signals search engines use to discover and index your content.
Key Factors Checked by This Tool
robots.txt File
Located at your site’s root, this file tells bots which URL paths they are allowed or disallowed from crawling. Blocking a path here prevents bots from accessing the page content.
Meta Robots Tag
An HTML tag in the section of a page (e.g., ). It provides instructions like noindex (don’t show in results) or nofollow (don’t follow links on this page).
Specific Bot Meta Tags
Similar to the meta robots tag, but targets a specific bot (e.g., ). These override the general ‘robots’ tag for that specific bot.
X-Robots-Tag HTTP Header
An HTTP header sent by the server when the page is requested (e.g., X-Robots-Tag: noindex). It provides the same directives as meta tags but can be used for non-HTML files (like PDFs) and generally overrides meta tags.
Other Factors (Not Directly Checked by This Tool)
Internal Linking
Search engines discover pages by following links. Pages with few or no internal links might be harder to find.
XML Sitemaps
Submitting a sitemap helps search engines discover your important URLs more efficiently.
Canonical Tags
Specifies the preferred version of a page if duplicate content exists, guiding indexing.
Server Errors & Redirects
Persistent server errors (5xx) or incorrect redirects can prevent crawling and indexing.
Page Load Speed & Rendering
Very slow pages or pages that rely heavily on JavaScript might face challenges in being fully crawled and rendered.
Why Check Page Crawlability?
Ensure your important content is accessible and indexable by search engines.
Ensure Indexing
Verify that pages you *want* indexed aren’t accidentally blocked by robots.txt, meta tags, or headers.
Confirm Non-Indexing
Check that pages you *don’t* want indexed (e.g., internal search results, thank you pages) are correctly marked with `noindex`.
Diagnose SEO Issues
If a page isn’t ranking or getting traffic, crawlability/indexability issues are a common first check.
Validate Technical SEO Changes
Confirm that changes to robots.txt, headers, or meta tags have the intended effect after implementation.
Test Different User-Agents
See if specific bots (like Googlebot-Image) have different access rules compared to the main web crawler.
Protect Organic Traffic
Prevent accidental blocking of key landing pages or sections of your site that drive organic visits.
How to Use the Page Crawlability Checker
Follow these simple steps to analyze your page.
- 1
Enter the Full Page URL
Input the complete URL (e.g.,
https://example.com/about-us/contact) of the specific page you want to check. - 2
Specify User-Agent (Optional)
Enter the crawler name (like
Googlebot,Bingbot, or*) you want to simulate. Defaults toGooglebotif left blank. - 3
Click “Check Crawlability”
Press the button. The tool will fetch the page, its HTTP headers, and the site’s
robots.txtfile to perform the checks. - 4
Review the Results
See the breakdown: Is crawling allowed by
robots.txt? What do the meta tags andX-Robots-Tagheader say? Check the final summary for the overall crawlability and indexability status based on the rules.
Page Crawlability FAQs
Common questions about checking page accessibility for search engines.
What’s the difference between crawling and indexing?
Crawling is the discovery process by bots. Indexing is storing and organizing the page’s content for search results. A page needs to be crawlable to be indexed (usually), but crawlability doesn’t guarantee indexing.
What signals does this tool analyze?
It checks the robots.txt file for crawl permissions, the and specific bot meta tags (like googlebot) in the page’s HTML, and the X-Robots-Tag HTTP header.
Which rule wins if there are conflicts?
Generally, for indexing: `noindex` takes priority. X-Robots-Tag overrides meta tags. Specific bot directives override general ones. For crawling: robots.txt disallow usually prevents fetching the page to read meta/header tags.
Can a page be disallowed in robots.txt but still appear in Google?
Yes, sometimes. If Google discovers the URL through external links, it might index the URL itself (often without description) even if crawling the content is blocked by `robots.txt`. Using `noindex` is the reliable way to prevent indexing.
What does ‘noindex’ mean?
The `noindex` directive tells search engines not to include the page in their search results index. It can be specified in a meta tag or an X-Robots-Tag header.
What does ‘nofollow’ mean?
The `nofollow` directive tells search engines not to pass link equity (ranking signals) through the links on the page. This tool focuses primarily on crawlability/indexability (`noindex`), not `nofollow`.
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