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Project Pages (project_pages)

Q: What are Project Pages in Rankmio?

Project Pages are the indexable URLs of a project recognised by Rankmio. They form the basis for the SEO audit, GEO audit, keyword assignment and content analysis. They are populated through sitemap crawling, Google Search Console sync and manual additions.

Q: How many Project Pages are recorded?

All indexable URLs. There is no hard limit — from 20 pages (small blogs) to more than 50,000 (e-commerce). For very large sites there is bulk processing and a priority filter to keep analyses meaningful.

Q: What happens to Project Pages in the audit?

Every page is analysed technically and in terms of content: titles, meta description, H1–H3 structure, image optimisation, schema markup, backlinks and GSC performance. The results feed into the site audit score and the action list.

Q: Can Project Pages be added manually?

Yes, through the sitemap configuration. You can enter additional URLs, define exclusions and set specific priorities. This matters for sites without a clean sitemap.xml, so that Rankmio records all relevant pages.

Also known as: Project Pages, Pages data base, Site Pages

The Project Pages (database table project_pages) form the central URL data base for each project in Rankmio. Every URL of a project that appears anywhere in the system — through a crawl, sitemap import, GSC sync or manual entry — is stored here as a unique record with metadata (status, last crawl timestamp, index status, last modified). All other modules (site audit, GEO audit, keyword hub, citation tracker, Content Studio) reference project_pages as the single source of truth — whatever is not held here does not exist within the project context.

What project_pages stores

URL (required, unique per project).
HTTP status (200, 301, 404 and so on).
Last crawl timestamp.
Index status (indexed, noindex, blocked, error).
Classification (page, paginated, redirect target).
Source (sitemap, crawl, gsc, manual).
Topic cluster assignment (for internal evaluations).

Crawl filters and junk clean-up

When a record is inserted into project_pages, the function ProjectPage::isCrawlable() runs — it filters out junk URLs: Cloudflare email obfuscation paths (/cdn-cgi/*), Rankmio app routes on your own subdomains, and dynamic parameter variations. This keeps the data base lean — only genuine, indexing-relevant URLs are stored. Without this filter the database would quickly fill up with duplicates and junk paths.

Significance as a single source of truth

The project_pages pattern solves a common SEO tool problem: when site audit, GSC and sitemap each maintain separate URL lists, discrepancies arise constantly — the sitemap holds 1,200 URLs, the audit finds 850, GSC sees 1,450. Which one is correct? With a central project_pages table as the basis of trust, the picture is clear: 1,450 URLs are recorded in the project, each with a note of its source. The audit checks them all, the GSC sync adds missing ones, and the sitemap import reconciles the rest. This shortens diagnosis time dramatically.

Example from practice

Example: A shop with 12,000 products had conflicting tool reports: the site audit found 8,400 indexable URLs, GSC showed 11,200 and the sitemap held 9,800. Diagnosis was impossible. After migrating to Rankmio, all three sources flowed into project_pages, with a source tag for each URL. The result: 12,100 unique URLs, of which 8,400 appeared in both (audit + sitemap), 1,400 only in the sitemap (the audit does not find them — a crawler issue) and 2,300 only in GSC (missing from the sitemap). A clear action list followed: check the crawler configuration and complete the sitemap. Within 4 weeks the URL housekeeping was in order.

Frequently asked questions

What are Project Pages in Rankmio?

Project Pages are the indexable URLs of a project recognised by Rankmio. They form the basis for the SEO audit, GEO audit, keyword assignment and content analysis. They are populated through sitemap crawling, Google Search Console sync and manual additions.

How many Project Pages are recorded?

All indexable URLs. There is no hard limit — from 20 pages (small blogs) to more than 50,000 (e-commerce). For very large sites there is bulk processing and a priority filter to keep analyses meaningful.

What happens to Project Pages in the audit?

Every page is analysed technically and in terms of content: titles, meta description, H1–H3 structure, image optimisation, schema markup, backlinks and GSC performance. The results feed into the site audit score and the action list.

Can Project Pages be added manually?

Yes, through the sitemap configuration. You can enter additional URLs, define exclusions and set specific priorities. This matters for sites without a clean sitemap.xml, so that Rankmio records all relevant pages.

Used in Rankmio for

URL overview in the site audit

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Last updated: 2026-06-17 · Browse all glossary entries