Pages With High Crawl Depth
What This Means
Pages that have a high crawl depth from the start page of the crawl based upon the ‘Crawl Depth’ preferences which are set at 4 or above. Broadly, pages that are linked directly from popular pages, such as the homepage, are passed more PageRank which can help them perform better organically. Pages much deeper in the website can often be passed less PageRank, and subsequently may not perform as well. This is important for key pages that are targeting broader more competitive queries, which may benefit from improved linking and reduced crawl depth. Unimportant pages, pages that target less competitive queries, or pages on large websites will often naturally sit deeper without issue. Most importantly, consider the user, which pages are important for them to navigate to, and their journey to reach the page.
What Triggers This Issue
This issue is triggered when pages have a high crawl depth from the start page of the crawl, typically set at a depth of 4 or above.
How To Fix
Review pages that are deeper in the website with a high crawl depth. Improve website structure and internal linking to key pages that may benefit where appropriate.