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How to Use the CrawlHunt WordPress Plugin

This guide walks users through installing the CrawlHunt WordPress plugin, connecting it to their CrawlHunt account, and running their first SEO audit directly from WordPress.

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Before You Start

What you'll need

A WordPress website with admin access
A CrawlHunt account
The CrawlHunt WordPress plugin file
Permission to install and activate plugins on the site
Don't have a CrawlHunt account yet? Create one for free before you begin.
In This Guide

6 steps to get set up

  1. 01Add your WordPress site in CrawlHunt
  2. 02Upload the plugin in WordPress
  3. 03Activate the plugin
  4. 04Connect the plugin to your CrawlHunt account
  5. 05View your crawl results
  6. 06Review issues and apply fixes
Step-by-Step Guide

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Follow each step in order. Open any screenshot at full size to see the details.

01Step 1 of 6

Add your WordPress site in CrawlHunt

Go to the Integrations page in your CrawlHunt dashboard and click Add Integration. Select WordPress as the platform, enter your WordPress site URL, and click Add Integration to proceed.

Navigate to Integrations in your CrawlHunt dashboard
Select WordPress from the platform list
Enter your full WordPress site URL including https://
Click Add Integration — you will be directed to the plugin page on WordPress.org
CrawlHunt Add Integration modal with WordPress selected
CrawlHunt Add Integration modal with WordPress selectedOpen Full Screenshot
02Step 2 of 6

Upload the plugin in WordPress

Install the plugin directly from your WordPress admin area by searching for CrawlHunt, or upload a downloaded ZIP file manually.

Open your WordPress admin panel
Navigate to Plugins > Add New
Search for "CrawlHunt" and click Install Now, or use Upload Plugin if you downloaded the ZIP
Click Install Now to begin the installation
WordPress Add Plugins screen with ZIP file ready to install
WordPress Add Plugins screen with ZIP file ready to installOpen Full Screenshot
03Step 3 of 6

Activate the plugin

After WordPress finishes installing the plugin from the uploaded ZIP file, click Activate Plugin to enable CrawlHunt on your site.

Wait for WordPress to unpack and install the plugin
Click Activate Plugin once the installation is complete
WordPress plugin installed successfully with Activate Plugin button
WordPress plugin installed successfully with Activate Plugin buttonOpen Full Screenshot
04Step 4 of 6

Connect the plugin to your CrawlHunt account

After activation, open the CrawlHunt menu item in the WordPress sidebar. The plugin will show a 'Crawl Hunt is Not Connected' status — click Connect to link it to your CrawlHunt account.

Click Crawl Hunt in the WordPress left sidebar
Click the Connect button on the plugin home screen
Complete the authorization to link your CrawlHunt account
CrawlHunt WordPress plugin home showing Not Connected status
CrawlHunt WordPress plugin home showing Not Connected statusOpen Full Screenshot
05Step 5 of 6

View your crawl results

Once connected, CrawlHunt will automatically create a project for your site. Head to the Projects page in your CrawlHunt dashboard to see the crawl results, including site health score, errors, warnings, crawlability, HTTPS status, and internal linking score.

Open the CrawlHunt dashboard and go to Projects
Find your site listed under Your Projects
Review site health, errors, warnings, and crawlability metrics
Click Run Again to trigger a new crawl at any time
CrawlHunt Projects dashboard showing crawl metrics
CrawlHunt Projects dashboard showing crawl metricsOpen Full Screenshot
06Step 6 of 6

Review issues and apply fixes

Click View on your project to open the audit results. Navigate to the Issues tab to see a full list of detected SEO issues categorized by type and priority, including missing meta descriptions, image alt text, canonical tags, and more.

Click View next to your project to open the audit report
Switch to the Issues tab to see all detected problems
Filter by issue type or priority to focus on what matters most
Apply recommended changes and rerun the audit to track improvements
CrawlHunt audit Issues tab with SEO issue list
CrawlHunt audit Issues tab with SEO issue listOpen Full Screenshot
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Ready to run your first SEO audit?

Open CrawlHunt to start auditing, or head back to the integration overview.

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