URL Tab in Screaming Frog SEO Spider

 

URL Tab in Screaming Frog SEO Spider

๐Ÿ“Œ Purpose:

Ye tab Screaming Frog ke crawl ke dauraan detect kiye gaye har internal aur external URL ka structure detail me dikhata hai.
Iska main focus hota hai:

  • URL structure

  • Parameters

  • Case sensitivity

  • Cleanliness & SEO-friendliness


๐Ÿง  URL Tab Me Kya Hota Hai?

URL tab me aapko milte hain detailed breakdown columns jo aapke URLs ke technical structure ko deeply analyze karne me madad karte hain.


๐Ÿงพ Key Columns in URL Tab (With Meaning)

ColumnKya Dikhata HaiSEO Use
AddressFull URL (https://example.com/products?id=12)Base reference
URLRaw URL (decoded or encoded format)URL cleanliness check
Path TypeStatic ya dynamic URLSEO friendly URL detection
ProtocolHTTP ya HTTPSSecure site check
Subdomainwww ya blog.example.comSubdomain audit
RootBase domain (example.com)Canonical version check
Query StringURL me jo parameters hai (?id=12)Duplicate URL risk
CaseURL uppercase/lowercase me hai?Canonical & duplication issue
Trailing Slash/ se end ho raha hai ya nahiCanonical consistency
ParametersKya tracking ya filters use ho rahe hain?Clean URL strategy

๐Ÿ” Practical Examples & Problems:

1. Messy URLs with Parameters

URL: https://example.com/product?id=12&utm_source=facebook
❌ SEO Issue: Same product page multiple URLs se open ho raha hai → duplicate content risk

✅ Solution: Use canonical tag OR parameter handling in Google Search Console.


2. Capital Letters in URLs

URL: https://example.com/Products vs https://example.com/products
❌ SEO Issue: Google dono ko alag maan sakta hai → duplication

✅ Solution: Use lowercase URLs always + canonical


3. Inconsistent Trailing Slashes

URL: https://example.com/blog/ vs https://example.com/blog
❌ SEO Issue: Google dono ko alag page samajh sakta hai

✅ Solution: Consistent use (either always with or always without /)


๐Ÿ› ️ SEO Use Cases:

TaskPurpose
✅ Clean URL Structure CheckShort, readable URLs improve SEO
✅ Duplicate URLs DetectionQuery string, case, or trailing slash variations
✅ Crawl EfficiencyRemove unwanted URL parameters
✅ Canonical URL PlanningIdentify non-canonical or alternate paths

๐Ÿ”ง Filters You Can Apply:

You can filter by:

  • Static or dynamic URLs

  • URLs with parameters

  • HTTP vs HTTPS

  • Uppercase URLs

  • Duplicate path variations


⚠️ URL Tab Errors to Watch:

IssueSEO Risk
Long URLsGoogle cut karta hai display & indexing issues
Dynamic URLs with ?, &, =Crawl waste, duplication
Mixed protocol (HTTP/HTTPS)Duplicate indexing
Mixed slashes or caseCanonical confusion

๐Ÿ“ค Export Report:

You can export this data:

  • Go to URL tab

  • Click Export

  • Choose: "All URLs" ya "Only filtered rows"

Useful for dev/SEO teams to clean URL structure.


✅ Summary – 3 Key Points:

  1. URL tab website ke sabhi internal/external URLs ka technical structure detail me show karta hai.

  2. Isse aap query strings, trailing slash, casing, and parameters jaise issues pakad sakte ho.

  3. URL structure ko optimize karke aap duplicate content, crawl budget waste aur canonical confusion se bach sakte ho.

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