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How To Get Ahrefs to Crawl Site

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Here's how to get ahrefs to crawl site in Ahrefs

  1. Navigate to Ahrefs and select Site Audit from the main menu, then click New Project to begin.
  2. Connect your Google Search Console data for enhanced crawling accuracy, or select Add manually if you don't have access.
  3. Input your website URL in the designated field and create a descriptive project name for easy identification.
  4. Click Continue to proceed with the setup process.
  5. Configure your preferred crawl frequency settings based on how often you want Ahrefs to analyze your site.
  6. Enable the Run first crawl now option and click Continue to start the initial website scan.
  7. Wait for the crawling process to complete, which typically takes one hour or longer depending on your site size.
  8. Access your project results by clicking on the project name once the crawl has finished processing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The crawling time varies depending on your website's size and complexity, but most sites take between 1-3 hours to complete the initial crawl. Larger websites with thousands of pages may take significantly longer to finish processing.