Post by tonima5 on Jan 18, 2024 16:43:19 GMT 7
When starting to crawl a site, it is important to determine up front what information you want to get, how big the site is, and what part of the site you need to crawl to access the data you need. Note : Sometimes for large-scale resources it is better to limit the scanner to a subsection of URLs to get a good representative sample of the data. This makes file sizes and data export more manageable. We'll look at this in more detail below. To crawl your entire site, including all child domains, you'll need to make some small changes to your spider configuration to get started. By default, Screaming Frog will only scan the subdomain you entered. Any additional subdomains encountered by the spider will be treated as external links. To crawl additional subdomains, you need to change the settings in the Spider Configuration menu. By checking Crawl All Subdomains, you will ensure that the SEO Spider crawls any links it encounters to other subdomains on your site.
Step 1: how to crawl the entire site - crawl all Email Marketing List subdomains Step 2: If you are starting a crawl from a specific subfolder or subdirectory and still want Screaming Frog to crawl the entire site, check the Crawl Outside of Start Folder checkbox. By default, SEO Spider is configured to only crawl the subfolder or subdirectory that you crawl. If you want to crawl the entire site and run from a specific subdirectory, make sure the configuration is set to crawl beyond the starting folder. Tip : To save time and disk space, be aware of resources you may not need when scanning. Uncheck Image, CSS, JavaScript, and SWF resources to reduce crawl size. Do you want to get a comprehensive analysis of your website? Website address How to scan one subdirectory If you want to limit the scan to one folder, simply enter the URL and click Start without changing any of the default settings. If you have overwritten the original default settings, reset the default settings from the File menu.
How to scan one subdirectory - default settings in file menu If you want to start crawling in a specific folder but need to continue crawling in the rest of the subdomain, be sure to select Crawl Outside Of Start Folder in the Spider Configuration settings before entering your specific start URL. in spider configuration settings How to scan a specific set of subdomains or subdirectories To limit browsing to a specific set of subdomains or subdirectories, you can use RegEx to set these rules in the Include or Exclude options in the Configuration menu. Exclusion In this example, we looked at every page on elit-web.ru, excluding blog pages on each subdomain. Step 1 : Go to Configuration > Exclude, use wildcard regular expressions to define the URLs or parameters you want to exclude. configuration > exclude Step 2 : Check your regex to make sure it excludes the expected pages before scanning begins: check your regex Include In the example below, we only wanted to view the team subfolder at elit-web.ru. Again, use the Test tab to test several URLs and ensure that RegEx is configured correctly for your inclusion rule. This is a great way to crawl large sites.
Step 1: how to crawl the entire site - crawl all Email Marketing List subdomains Step 2: If you are starting a crawl from a specific subfolder or subdirectory and still want Screaming Frog to crawl the entire site, check the Crawl Outside of Start Folder checkbox. By default, SEO Spider is configured to only crawl the subfolder or subdirectory that you crawl. If you want to crawl the entire site and run from a specific subdirectory, make sure the configuration is set to crawl beyond the starting folder. Tip : To save time and disk space, be aware of resources you may not need when scanning. Uncheck Image, CSS, JavaScript, and SWF resources to reduce crawl size. Do you want to get a comprehensive analysis of your website? Website address How to scan one subdirectory If you want to limit the scan to one folder, simply enter the URL and click Start without changing any of the default settings. If you have overwritten the original default settings, reset the default settings from the File menu.
How to scan one subdirectory - default settings in file menu If you want to start crawling in a specific folder but need to continue crawling in the rest of the subdomain, be sure to select Crawl Outside Of Start Folder in the Spider Configuration settings before entering your specific start URL. in spider configuration settings How to scan a specific set of subdomains or subdirectories To limit browsing to a specific set of subdomains or subdirectories, you can use RegEx to set these rules in the Include or Exclude options in the Configuration menu. Exclusion In this example, we looked at every page on elit-web.ru, excluding blog pages on each subdomain. Step 1 : Go to Configuration > Exclude, use wildcard regular expressions to define the URLs or parameters you want to exclude. configuration > exclude Step 2 : Check your regex to make sure it excludes the expected pages before scanning begins: check your regex Include In the example below, we only wanted to view the team subfolder at elit-web.ru. Again, use the Test tab to test several URLs and ensure that RegEx is configured correctly for your inclusion rule. This is a great way to crawl large sites.