Summary
What this is
Site Audit Scheduling & Settings lets you automate recurring website audits instead of running them manually. Configure audit frequency, start time, and crawl scope to continuously monitor your website's technical SEO health.
What you can do
- Automate recurring Site Audit runs.
- Configure daily, weekly, monthly, or custom schedules.
- Choose between full website or selected page/folder audits.
- Monitor upcoming and completed scheduled audits.
- Edit, pause, resume, or remove existing schedules.
Automated scheduling helps maintain consistent technical SEO monitoring, making it easier to detect issues early and compare site health over time.
Prerequisites
Before using Audit Scheduling
- A Wranker project is connected to your website.
- You have permission to manage Site Audit settings.
- The website is accessible to the Site Audit crawler.
- Robots.txt, firewalls, or access restrictions do not block crawling.
- Google Search Console is connected for Coverage, Page Experience, or Security reports.
Scheduling permissions are typically available only to Owner, Admin, or Editor roles. Verify your access before creating or editing schedules.
Where to find it
- Open SEO Dashboard.
- Select Site Audit.
- Open Settings or Audit Scheduling.
- Select the correct project.
- Review existing schedules or create a new one.
Confirm the navigation path: SEO → Site Audit → Settings → Audit Scheduling
Step-by-step: Create a Site Audit schedule
Open Site Audit
Open the Site Audit module for the website where you want to automate recurring audits.Open Audit Scheduling
Navigate to Audit Scheduling or Settings from the Site Audit navigation.Create a new schedule
Click Add New Schedule and configure the audit frequency, start date, time, and crawl scope.Choose audit frequency
Select Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or a Custom interval based on your monitoring requirements.Select crawl scope
Choose whether to audit the entire website or only selected pages and folders.Save the schedule
Save your configuration and verify the next scheduled run date and status.Monitor scheduled runs
Track audit execution through Pending, Running, and Completed statuses.
Key Features
Schedule audits during periods of low website activity to minimise server load while maintaining consistent SEO monitoring.
What you'll see
Tips and best practices
- Schedule audits during low-traffic hours to minimise server impact.
- Run monthly full-site audits and weekly audits for high-priority pages.
- Use page or folder-specific audits to monitor important website sections.
- Review scheduled runs regularly to ensure audits complete successfully.
- Increase audit frequency after major website updates or migrations.
- Periodically review existing schedules and remove outdated ones.
Increase audit frequency immediately after large website releases, migrations, or infrastructure changes so technical SEO issues can be detected and resolved quickly.
Common workflows
Create a recurring audit schedule
Open Audit Scheduling
Navigate to the Audit Scheduling section from Site Audit Settings.Configure the schedule
Select the audit frequency, start time, and crawl scope.Save the schedule
Confirm the schedule and verify the next planned audit run.
Update or pause an existing schedule
Select a schedule
Open an existing schedule from the schedules list.Modify settings
Update the frequency, crawl scope, or execution time, or pause the schedule if needed.Save changes
Apply the updates and confirm the revised schedule.
Monitor scheduled audits
Track execution status
Monitor Pending, Running, and Completed audit states.Review audit results
Open completed audits to analyse technical SEO issues and recommendations.Adjust scheduling
Increase or decrease audit frequency based on website updates and maintenance needs.