Running your first crawl

Learn how to start a crawl, what the results mean, and how to use them with the Fix Plan and reports.

Entering a URL

In the main crawl bar, enter the full URL of the site you want to audit (e.g. https://example.com). Frog Radar will start from that URL and follow links according to your scope settings. You can crawl a single page or an entire site depending on how you've configured scope and limits.

Configuring scope

Scope controls which links are followed. Typical options include: same domain only, same subdomain only, or allow certain path prefixes. Restricting scope keeps crawls focused and faster. For most SEO audits, same subdomain or same domain is sufficient. Adjust this in Settings before starting the crawl.

Understanding results

When the crawl completes, you'll see a list of discovered URLs and a list of issues (missing titles, broken links, duplicate content, etc.). Each issue is tied to specific URLs. The Fix Plan tab then ranks these issues by Impact and Effort so you know what to fix first. Use the Issues view to drill into details and the Fix Plan view to get your Top 10 and Quick Wins.

Next steps

After your first crawl, try exporting a proof report (Reports) or saving the scan and running another crawl later to use Replay/Compare. For a deeper dive into how priorities are calculated, see Understanding Fix Plan.