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How does the language of a site affect my search setup?

The number of languages available on a website typically influences how many crawlers and engines are required to deliver an effective site search experience. To ensure accurate and relevant indexing, it is best practice to assign a dedicated crawler to each language version of the website. This approach helps the . . . Read more

What are the default search operators?

Cludo supports two operators when the search terms contains more than one word: Operators are set for the engine and can currently only be changed by Cludo. It is usually not recommended to switch to AND, since this is likely to result in more searches with 0 results. You can contact . . . Read more

Why is this page not indexed?

Once a crawler has crawled the defined domain(s), you may experience a specific page not being added to the search index. This will typically be due to one of the following reasons: Feel free to contact support if you have further questions on why a page was not indexed as . . . Read more

What counts as a search request?

When looking at the number of search requests to Cludo, those actually cover a few different types of requests: How to view search count statistics To get an overview of your current search request usage, log into MyCludo and go to the Account Overview from the top right menu. In . . . Read more

Does Cludo support bigram matching?

Cludo supports bigram matching as one of multiple natural language processing tools. Bigram matching allows better support for compound words, meaning words consisting of multiple words. Bigram matching is especially useful for certain languages where compound words are very common, such as the Nordic languages. It can also be useful . . . Read more

What cookies and similar technologies does Cludo use?

Cludo uses cookies to gather information about user behavior. This data helps improve user experience and is used for the statistics you see in MyCludo. Cludo uses local storage, which, in short, is a successor to cookies so they are effectively treated the same under EU cookie laws and GDPR. . . . Read more

Google Tag Manager

What is the Google Tag Manager integration? The Cludo integration with Google Tag Manager allows for sending events and data from Cludo to various business and marketing platforms. Each time a search is made or a search result is clicked, Cludo passes an event into the Google Tag Manager data . . . Read more

Google Analytics

How to send search data to Google Analytics There are currently two ways of adding Cludo search data to Google Analytics. This article will describe how to directly send Cludo search data to Google Analytics without the use of Google Tag Manager. When needed, the Cludo search data can also . . . Read more

Configure a crawl delay

A crawl delay will limit the frequency at which the crawler will request pages on a website. This results in an overall slower crawl but can prevent overloading the website with too many requests at once. This is rarely needed, but it can be useful for “sensitive” servers that don’t . . . Read more

Enable email reports

In this guide, we will explore how to enable three essential types of email reports: Analytics reports, Broken Tools reports, and Recommendations reports. These reports offer valuable insights and notifications to help you manage and optimize your search. How to enable analytics reports How to enable broken tools reports Enabling . . . Read more