Definition
Crawlability is whether search engine bots can discover and access your pages — blocked by robots.txt, orphan pages, broken links, or login walls.
Detailed Explanation
Improve crawlability: clean site architecture, XML sitemap, internal links, fast server response, no robots.txt blocks on important paths.
Crawlability ≠ indexability — a page can be crawlable but noindexed.
Nepal Context
WordPress sites with broken permalink structures or security plugins blocking bots are common in Nepal. Test with GSC URL Inspection and “Fetch as Google.”
Key Takeaways
- Bots must reach pages before indexing
- Internal links are the primary discovery path
- Fix robots.txt and redirect chains first
Common Mistakes
- Orphan pages with zero internal links
- Blocking
/wp-content/in robots.txt - Infinite faceted navigation creating crawl traps
