About the Bulk Site URL Crawler
The Bulk Site URL Crawler quickly discovers and lists all internal page URLs on a domain so you can audit indexability, architecture, and content gaps at scale.
It’s built for SEOs, developers, content teams, and site owners who need a clean URL inventory to drive technical fixes and growth.
What This Crawler Does (In Plain Language)
- Discovers internal pages via sitemap-first crawling + on-page link discovery for broader coverage.
- Respects
robots.txt, avoids non-HTML assets, and prevents infinite loops (facets, calendars).
- De-duplicates parameterized URLs (e.g.,
?utm=, ?sort=) and normalizes trailing slashes to keep your list clean.
- Prioritizes high-value templates (homepage, categories, services, product pages, contact) so you can review the most important areas first.
Why It Matters for Rankings
- Find orphan pages that Google can’t easily reach and connect them for better discovery.
- Spot duplicate or thin URLs that waste crawl budget and dilute relevance.
- Create a roadmap to fix redirect chains, broken links, and weak internal linking.
- Build a reliable content inventory for refreshes, consolidations, and topical clustering.
How to Use It (3 Fast Steps)
- Enter your root domain (e.g., https://example.com). Choose Sitemap First for speed and coverage.
- Run the crawl to fetch internal HTML pages; non-HTML assets (images, JS, CSS) are filtered out automatically.
- Export your URL list and tag priority pages, fix 404s/loops, and plan internal links to key money pages.
Real-World Use Cases
- Ecommerce: Surface category/product URLs missing canonical tags or stuck behind filters (e.g.,
?color=, ?size=).
- Blog/Media: Map author, category, and year archives to prevent thin archives and pagination loops.
- Local/SMB: Ensure all service/location pages are linked and indexable; add cross-links from the homepage.
- Enterprise: Build a master inventory for migration or redesign QA; catch legacy URLs and redirect gaps early.
Pro Tips to Turn URLs into Rankings
- Group by template (home, hub, category, product, blog, utility). Fix issues per template for scale.
- Promote “money pages” internally: add 2–3 contextual links from related pages; update nav/footer if appropriate.
- Consolidate duplicates with 301 + canonical; transfer internal links to the canonical winner.
- Prune zombie URLs (no traffic/no links) or re-write them to support topical clusters.
- Monitor after changes: re-crawl monthly, check for new orphans, and validate redirects aren’t chaining.
Quick Win: Use this crawler to generate a list of all indexable service pages, then add 2–3 descriptive internal links to each from relevant blog posts.
Teams routinely see faster discovery and improved rankings for mid-tail queries after this fix.
FAQs
- Does it respect robots.txt and noindex?
- Yes. We read
robots.txt and skip blocked paths; we also avoid non-HTML resources. Use your exported list to separately check meta robots and X-Robots-Tag if needed.
- Sitemap vs. on-page discovery—what’s the difference?
- Sitemap-first is fastest and usually most complete. On-page discovery can surface pages missing from the sitemap (common on legacy or custom CMSs). We combine both for coverage.
- How do I handle parameter URLs?
- Tag tracking and sort parameters for review (e.g.,
?utm=, ?page=, ?sort=). Canonicalize or disallow low-value combinations; link to canonical versions in your templates.
- What should I fix first after a crawl?
- Start with 404s/redirect chains, then thin/duplicate pages, followed by internal links to priority money pages. Re-crawl to validate improvements.
Tip: Re-run this crawler after any site changes or migrations to catch new orphans, broken paths, and redirect chains before they impact rankings.
