See how deep your important pages are buried.
The further a page sits from your homepage, the less authority it receives and the worse it ranks. Pages buried four or more clicks deep are easy to miss. RankForge maps the click-depth of every page. Paste your URL — free, no account required.
What you'll get
An example of what the crawl depth checkerproduces — your real result will use your site's data.
Pages by click-depth
How the crawl depth checker works
From a URL to an answer in three steps — no setup, no spreadsheets.
Paste your URL
No account, no install, no plugin. Enter any URL and start — RankForge works the way a search engine does.
We crawl & map your site
RankForge crawls up to 100 pages, following internal links and building a map of how your pages connect.
Get your result
See the findings in minutes — with a plain-English explanation and the specific fixes a free account away.
What this tool checks
Common problems this finds
The issues this check most often surfaces on real sites:
- error_outlineImportant pages buried four or more clicks from the homepage
- error_outlineDeep category trees on large sites and stores
- error_outlineFlat sites that link everything to everything, giving no priority signal
Why crawl depth checker matters for SEO
The further a page sits from your homepage in clicks, the less internal authority it receives and the less often it's crawled — so deep pages rank worse, even when their content is strong. Burying important pages four or more clicks deep is a common and almost invisible drag on rankings, especially on large sites and stores with deep category trees. Flattening the path to your important pages through better internal linking is a direct lever you control, and it often improves both rankings and the user journey at the same time. Depth is structural debt that compounds as a site grows.
Crawl Depth Checker: frequently asked questions
What is crawl depth?expand_more
Crawl depth (or click depth) is the number of clicks it takes to reach a page from the homepage. Pages at depth 0–2 are easy for users and search engines to find; pages at depth 4+ are often under-crawled and under-ranked.
Why does crawl depth matter for SEO?expand_more
Authority flows through internal links and weakens with each hop. Deep pages receive little authority and get crawled less often. Flattening the path to important pages — through better internal linking — is a direct ranking lever.
What does the full audit add?expand_more
The free check shows the depth distribution. A free account identifies which specific important pages are buried, recommends the links to surface them, adds a client-ready PDF, and weekly re-crawls.
Run the crawl depth checker now
Free, no account required. Create a free account afterwards for the full audit and the specific fixes.