Technical SEO
Crawlability
The extent to which search engine bots can access a website's pages.
CurrentLast updated: 2026-09-16
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Definition
Technical SEOCrawlability refers to whether search engine bots can access a website's pages. Pages blocked by robots.txt, server errors, or broken links are not crawlable. Crawlability is a prerequisite for indexing — a page must be crawlable to be indexed.
Why it matters
If a page cannot be crawled, it cannot be indexed or ranked. Crawlability issues directly block search visibility.
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