HTTP Requests (90 articles)

External redirected urls: when and how to fix them

External Redirected URLs: How to Fix Internal Links

Your pages link out to external URLs that immediately redirect somewhere else, so point each link…
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Orphan linked only from other orphans

Orphan Linked Only from Other Orphans: How to Fix Orphan Clusters

This check flags pages whose only internal links come from pages that are themselves orphaned. The…
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Diagram of crawl depth showing pages from the homepage at depth 0 through depth 5, where pages within three clicks are marked as healthy crawl priority and deeper pages are marked as lower crawl priority, with a shortcut link that lifts a buried page closer to the homepage.

Pages with High Crawl Depth

Best practices guide for Pages with High Crawl Depth (LI-017). Priority: Medium. Batch check required.
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Trailing slash redirects

Trailing Slash Redirects

Best practices guide for Trailing Slash Redirects (RE-005). Priority: Low. Batch check required.
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Url contains form with get

Forms Using GET: When Crawlable Form URLs Become an SEO Problem

A form with method=GET turns every submission into a URL. That is by design and often…
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Disallowed image: when blocking images in robots. Txt hurts you

Disallowed Image: When Blocking Images in robots.txt Hurts You

Your robots.txt file tells crawlers which URLs they may and may not request. A "Disallowed Image"…
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