CRAWLPATCH FIELD NOTES

Small checks.
Fewer search surprises.

Practical explanations for the search signals your next deployment can change.

INDEXING DIRECTIVES

Accidental noindex after deployment: find the signal, then fix the source

Check both the HTML and HTTP headers, distinguish intentional exclusions, and verify the production response after a fix.

CANONICAL URLS

Trace the final page URL, canonical destination, and environment configuration before changing canonical tags.

CRAWL ACCESS

One controls crawling; the other asks a search engine to exclude a resource from its index. Here is how to avoid a common deployment mistake.