SEO
Log File Analysis
Log file analysis in SEO involves examining server access logs to understand how search engine crawlers interact with your website. It reveals crawl patterns, frequency, errors, and which pages receive crawler attention versus which are ignored.
Examples
A technical SEO audit uses log file analysis to discover that the search engine bot spends 80% of its crawl budget on faceted navigation pages instead of product pages.
Best Practices
Analyze log files monthly, correlate crawler behavior with indexation data, use findings to optimize crawl budget allocation, and identify pages that crawlers repeatedly fail to access.