Crawl-backed data is a report term used to explain evidence gathered directly from crawling the page html, links, metadata, schema, and page response. It helps users understand the evidence behind a score or recommendation without reading implementation details.
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Crawl-backed data
Crawl-backed data is a report term used to explain evidence gathered directly from crawling the page html, links, metadata, schema, and page response. It helps users understand the evidence behind a score or recommendation without reading implementation details.
In the report, use this item as evidence. Do not treat it as a standalone rule unless the surrounding page context supports the same conclusion.
How to interpret it
- Understand what "Crawl-backed data" means in the report UI.
- Decide whether the item is a scoring input, evidence row, module label, or navigation state.
- Connect the label to the related SEO or GEO concept before deciding what to fix.