Learn SEO
Search engine simulator
Walk through discovery, crawling, indexing and ranking.
Free · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded
Page signals
1. Discover links
A link or sitemap lets the search engine discover the URL.
How it works
A simplified eight-step teaching model. Discovery, crawling and indexing are separate: allowing a crawl is not enough to guarantee indexing or ranking.
- Choose robots, indexing and content settings.
- Advance through the eight search stages.
- Change one setting and restart to compare outcomes.
Is this tool free to use?
Yes. It runs locally in your browser and does not require an account.