Search Engine Spider Simulator


About this tool

Most of the content and links that are displayed on a webpage might be invisible to the search engine robots / spiders. This includes content displayed through images, generated through javascript, based on flash, or content that's set to not be seen by the search engines. Search Engine Spider Simulator by Helpify is a result of pure 💗 and dedication to serve humanity.

The tool simulates a Search Engine by mimicking the engine's Spider / Robot or, simply, web crawler. This displays the exact response of the spider to the webpage. the contents of a webpage exactly how a Search Engine would see it. Search Engine Spider Simulator displays the following attributes of a webpage in detail.

  • Meta Content
  • The meta tags of a webpage, including the title, description, and the keywords ( if present ). These tags are read by a Search Engine Spider for indexing purposes and ranking amongst the .

  • Headings
  • The headings in a webpage, ranging from <h1> upto <h4>. Search Engines read these heading tags to analyze the Typography & of a webpage.

  • Indexable Links
  • These are the hyperlinks that can be indexed by the search engine spider / robot / crawler. Uploading a sitemap.xml file increases the chances of getting indexed. If you don't have a sitemap yet, consider using our carefully crafted Sitemap Generator and increase your SERPs reputation.

  • Readable Text Content
  • This is the content of the webpage that's 100% text-based. In other words, it's the textual content contained in the HTML tags. Search Engines use this text to analyze and sort webpages in order to show accurate results to the users.

  • Source Code
  • The source code of the webpage, from its <head> to </head>. This is the actual HTML file that's loaded into the browser. Source Code is used by search engines to monitor & survey which libraries, which components, and what languages are being used by the webpage.

Keep in mind that Search Engines can't see what we see i.e; images, videos, gifs, & more likely they can't read your CSS & JS files. Which is why you must use <meta> tags to ensure that the search engines know what content you're representing. For them, makes the decision of which webpage should be shown at the top in the SERPs