The frequency of crawling of different subdomains by search engines may differ. This may depend on the indexing settings, the robots.txt file (for each subdomain there must be a separate robot.txt), correctly formed sitemaps, etc. But in addition to the domains open for indexing and scanning, the logs may contain technical, staging, and other subdomains […]
Ajax URLs may not be displayed correctly in search results because they are an asynchronously processed part of the page that depends on user action. Although the Ajax URLs have a different address, the content may be identical with the main page. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that search bots do not scan Ajax […]
5xx response codes indicate a broken web server. These status codes are usually temporary. However, a large number of 5xx and regular repeats can affect the crawling of your website by search engines. Why do you need to monitor 5xx response codes? First, Google search engines will slow down the crawling of your website if […]
You may have noticed that the number of crawled URLs in the Google Search Console “Crawl stats” report may differ from the number of URLs visited by search engines that you see from the JetOctopus logs. Why this is so and how to correctly count the number of visited pages, read in this article. 1. […]
Custom extraction is needed to find certain elements in the HTML code of the page. Our web scraper will search selected elements while crawling your website. With custom extraction, you can use JetOctopus more efficiently and get non-standard information about your website. With JetOctopus, you can configure up to 50 custom extraction rules during a […]
If search engines receive a lot of 404 response codes, they can reduce the scanning frequency of your website. Also, 404 in the logs can indicate the following problems: Also, 404 response codes in the logs can highlight problems with the site or web pages that broke due to releases, updates, etc. How to find […]
You may meet a situation when you check a page that returned a 4xx or 5xx response code to the search engine (you found this data in the logs). And when checking manually, the page returns a 200 response code. What could be the reason for such a situation? 1. In the logs, you can […]
Regular scanning of the website by search robots ensures the updating of data in the index. The regularly crawled pages will also have an up-to-date snippet in the SERP. However, sometimes crawling is excessive and can cause server overload. If your website is popular and constantly updated, extreme crawling by search engines can even lead […]
We are happy to announce a big update. Now with the help of JetOctopus, you will be able to work with Google Search Console data faster and more efficiently. Features of the new GSC URL Inspection tool If you have a large website with millions of pages, it can be difficult to monitor the process […]
When the search robot user-agent requests the web page using the header “If-Modified-Since” or “If-None-Match” and the page has not changed since the requested time (usually this is the last visit of the GoogleBot), the server returns a 304 response code. This signals to the search engine that the web page has not changed since […]
Page load time affects how often your website is crawled by search engines. The slower the pages, the less often the search engine will visit them. That is, pages that respond slowly during the visit of search robots negatively affect the crawling budget of your website. So, we recommend analyzing the slowest pages and optimizing […]
Analysis of the activity of search robots is an important part of technical SEO. Some robots may visit your website too often and overload your web server. At the same time, the number of sessions and conversions with this search engine may be close to zero. Therefore, the activity of such search robots should be […]
If you use separate mobile domains, you need a special crawl analysis. In the article “How to crawl separate mobile domains with JetOctopus” we wrote about how to configure crawling for a separate mobile site. In this article, we will tell you what to focus on during the crawl analysis of a separate mobile domain. […]
In this article, we’ll show you how to bulk audit images on your website with JetOctopus. Images can bring organic traffic if they have the proper context and the correct settings. Images can also affect your website’s SERP ranking if the page is slow due to a large number of images. So, it’s a good […]
Pages with lots of images may load slowly. As a result, these URLs will be indexed worse and may rank lower in SERPs. Additionally, on many devices, a large number of images will not display quickly or at all, resulting in a degradation of user behavioral metrics. Browsers and search engines do not have limits […]
Analysis of search engine logs is an important part of the work of SEO specialists. With the help of log analysis, you can get insights on why your website is displayed in the SERP in a certain way. In addition, you may find issues in the logs that prevent your pages from being crawled and […]
The JetOctopus team has released a long-awaited feature. Now, you can set your own alerts to monitor the performance of your website. If something breaks, you will receive an instant notification. All our customers can create an unlimited number of custom alerts, as well as use a lot of built-in notifications. We have prepared for […]
If your website is global/international, it is important to track performance by countries. Consider an example why a general analysis of effectiveness in the SERP is not enough. Your website has visitors from two countries. Each country has a certain number of clicks and impressions and different conversion rates. Country A has a high conversion […]
Internal linking is one of the most important features of a website. Without convenient and clear internal linking there is a risk of a high bounce rate and low conversions. Search engines also take into account internal linking when ranking the pages of your website. For this reason, we recommend auditing internal links and improving […]
In this article, we’ll talk about why a crawl of your website can fail. There are several reasons why a crawl of your website may not finish. Some of the reasons may be due to the settings of your web server and the fact that your server perceives our crawler as a potential security threat. […]
Using JetOctopus, you can customize as many segments as you need. We do not limit the number of segments. You can use URL segments when analyzing the results of crawling, logs and Google Search Console. Why you should segment your website Slice your site into as many segments as you need and watch your errors […]
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