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Platform Installation Guide
Get CrawlSage configured and running in under 5 minutes.
Difficulty:
|Beginner
Est: 10 mins
|Updated July 2026
Overview
CrawlSage is a cloud-based SaaS platform — there is nothing to download or install on your local machine to start auditing. Setup takes under 5 minutes: create an account and run your first scan. If you want to enable automated fix deployments, you can connect your site via our WordPress plugin.
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Platform Onboarding Checklist
A clean list detailing progress checkpoints: Account Creation (Checked), First Scan Completed (Checked), and WordPress Connected.
System Requirements
No local installation is needed. Before you begin, confirm the following:
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Web Browser | Chrome 90+, Firefox 88+, Safari 14+, or Edge 90+ |
| Email or Google Account | Required for passwordless authentication |
| Live Website Domain | Must be publicly accessible (not localhost or behind a VPN) |
| CMS Admin Access | Required only for automated fix deployment (WordPress plugin) |
Step-by-Step Setup
- Create Account: Register at app.crawlsage.com via Google OAuth (recommended) or Email OTP.
- Run First Audit: Directly enter your website URL in the central box on the Audits dashboard, select your scope, and click "Launch Audit" or "Launch AI Optimizer".
- Connect CMS (Optional): Install the CrawlSage WordPress plugin to automatically deploy approved AI metadata recommendations to your live site.
01
Register
OAuth or OTP signup
02
Audit
Enter website URL and run scan
03
WordPress Plugin
Install connector to deploy fixes
No CMS Connection Required for Auditing
You can run unlimited audits and review all AI recommendations without connecting your CMS. CMS connection is only needed when you want CrawlSage to automatically deploy fixes to your WordPress site.
Common Mistakes
- Using a localhost URL: CrawlSage bots crawl live public servers. Localhost or private network domains will fail the connection test.
- Wrong protocol: Always use the canonical URL — if your site redirects HTTP to HTTPS, register the
https://version. - Blocking the crawler user-agent: If your WAF or
robots.txtblocksCrawlSageBot, audits will return empty or incomplete results.
Troubleshooting
- Audit returns "Site Unreachable": Verify your domain resolves publicly. Try opening the URL in a private browser window to confirm it is live.
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