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What does crawlability mean?

Crawlability means a crawler can reach the page through robots rules, status codes, and crawl paths.

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Definition

Crawlability means robots rules, status codes, and crawl paths let a crawler reach the page. If one of those signals blocks the path, the page is not crawlable on that check.

Short answer

Crawlability asks whether robots rules, status codes, and crawl paths allow a crawler to reach the page. Reachability here is about the path, not about a future position.

What to check

  • Read the robots rules for the URL
  • Read the status code on that URL
  • Trace whether crawl paths reach it
  • Do not skip any of the three

What this does not claim

A crawlable URL does not guarantee indexation or a search position. Mika does not guarantee that valid robots rules, status codes, and crawl paths will place the page in results.

A practical example

Suppose robots rules allow the URL, the status code does not block the page, and internal crawl paths lead to it. Those three signals are what crawlability means, and a block in any one of them means the crawler may not reach the page.

FAQ

What is the short answer?

Crawlability asks whether robots rules, status codes, and crawl paths allow a crawler to reach the page. Reachability here is about the path, not about a future position.

What does this page not claim?

A crawlable URL does not guarantee indexation or a search position. Mika does not guarantee that valid robots rules, status codes, and crawl paths will place the page in results.

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