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What is crawl errors in SEO?
Crawl errors occur when a search engine tries to reach a page on your website but fails at it. Your goal is to make sure that every link on your website leads to an actual page. That might be via a 301 redirect, but the page at the very end of that link should always return a 200 OK server response.
Is Google Webmaster Tools the same as Google Search Console?
Google announced they have renamed Google Webmaster Tools to Google Search Console. The ten year old name for the toolset designed for webmasters, publishers and business owners is changing to Google Search Console. To make it more inclusive and not to scare away non-webmasters, Google renamed the tool.
What do I need to know about Google crawl errors?
The main dashboard gives you a quick preview of your site, showing you three of the most important management tools: Crawl Errors, Search Analytics, and Sitemaps. You can get a quick look at your crawl errors from here. Even if you just glance at it daily, you’ll be much further ahead than most site managers.
What are the errors in Google Search Console?
Search Console is divided into two main sections: Site Errors and URL Errors. Categorizing errors in this way is pretty helpful because there’s a distinct difference between errors at the site level and errors at the page level. Site-level issues can be more catastrophic, with the potential to damage your site’s overall usability.
What does it mean when Google says server error?
A server error most often means that your server is taking too long to respond, and the request times out. The Googlebot that’s trying to crawl your site can only wait a certain amount of time to load your website before it gives up. If it takes too long, the Googlebot will stop trying.
Why does Google not crawl my robots.txt file?
If the Googlebot cannot load your robots.txt, it’s not crawling your website, and it’s not indexing your new pages and changes. Ensure that your robots.txt file is properly configured. Double-check which pages you’re instructing the Googlebot to not crawl, as all others will be crawled by default.