Technical fix guide
Important Pages Buried Deep in Site Structure
Some pages require 3+ clicks from the homepage.
Issue ID: SITE-DEPTH-001
Severity: medium
Impact: Med
Effort: M
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Some pages require 3+ clicks from the homepage.
Why it matters
Some pages require 3+ clicks from the homepage. This affects crawlability, rendering, and whether the site can be interpreted correctly by search engines.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for SITE-DEPTH-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Add direct links to important deep pages from navigation
- 2Create hub pages that link to related content
- 3Flatten site architecture
How to re-check it
- Crawl the site and verify important pages are reachable within 2 clicks
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.