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$page_description = " Check if a website can be scraped. Our free tool analyzes technical complexity, JavaScript requirements, and provides expert recommendations for data extraction. " ;
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Fix navbar across all pages: add nav include, fonts, active state, spacing, stats, error pages
- Add nav.php include to 5 missing pages (cost-calculator, thank-you, 403, 404, 500)
- Add ErrorDocument directives to .htaccess for custom 403/404/500 pages
- Fix bogus accuracy stats (homepage, web-scraping, location pages)
- Fix invisible CTA buttons on property and financial service pages
- Add Google Fonts (Roboto Slab + Lato) to all pages missing it (tools, blog articles, error pages)
- Add active nav link highlighting (teal underline for current page)
- Improve footer contrast to WCAG AA, equal-height cards, mobile text scaling
- Consistent navbar-to-content spacing across all pages
- Bump cache version to v1.1.3
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< ? php include ( $_SERVER [ " DOCUMENT_ROOT " ] . " /includes/nav.php " ); ?>
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< nav class = " breadcrumb " >
< a href = " / " > Home </ a > < span > › </ span > < a href = " /tools/ " > Tools </ a > < span > › </ span > Scrapeability Checker
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< div class = " checker-container " >
< div class = " checker-header " >
< h1 > 🔍 Website Scrapeability Checker </ h1 >
< p > Enter a URL to analyze if it can be scraped and understand the technical complexity involved .</ p >
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< div class = " checker-card " >
< div class = " url-input-group " >
< input type = " url " id = " urlInput " placeholder = " https://example.com " required >
< button onclick = " checkWebsite() " id = " checkBtn " > Check Website </ button >
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< div id = " loading " style = " display: none; " class = " loading " >
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< p > Analyzing website ...</ p >
</ div >
< div id = " results " >
< div class = " result-section " >
< h3 > 📊 Overall Assessment </ h3 >
< p > Scrapeability Score : < span id = " scoreText " class = " score-badge " ></ span ></ p >
< p id = " summaryText " style = " margin-top: 15px; color: #666; " ></ p >
</ div >
< div class = " result-section " >
< h3 > 🔧 Technical Factors </ h3 >
< ul class = " factor-list " id = " factorsList " ></ ul >
</ div >
< div class = " result-section " >
< h3 > 💡 Recommendations </ h3 >
< div id = " recommendations " ></ div >
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< div class = " cta-section " >
< h3 > Want Us to Handle This For You ? </ h3 >
< p > Our experts can build a reliable scraping solution tailored to this website .</ p >
< a href = " /quote " > Get a Free Quote → </ a >
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< div style = " margin-top: 40px; padding: 30px; background: #f8f9fa; border-radius: 12px; " >
< h3 style = " color: #1a1a2e; margin-bottom: 15px; " > How This Tool Works </ h3 >
< p style = " color: #666; line-height: 1.7; " >
Our scrapeability checker analyzes several factors that affect data extraction difficulty :
</ p >
< ul style = " color: #666; margin-top: 15px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8; " >
< li >< strong > JavaScript Rendering </ strong > — Whether the site requires a full browser to load content </ li >
< li >< strong > Rate Limiting </ strong > — How aggressively the site blocks automated requests </ li >
< li >< strong > Authentication </ strong > — Whether login is required to access data </ li >
< li >< strong > Data Structure </ strong > — How consistently the data is formatted </ li >
< li >< strong > robots . txt </ strong > — The site ' s crawling policies </ li >
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< ? php include '../includes/footer.php' ; ?>
< script >
async function checkWebsite () {
const url = document . getElementById ( 'urlInput' ) . value . trim ();
if ( ! url ) {
alert ( 'Please enter a valid URL' );
return ;
}
// Validate URL format
try {
new URL ( url );
} catch {
alert ( 'Please enter a valid URL (including https://)' );
return ;
}
document . getElementById ( 'checkBtn' ) . disabled = true ;
document . getElementById ( 'loading' ) . style . display = 'block' ;
document . getElementById ( 'results' ) . style . display = 'none' ;
// Simulate analysis (in production, this would call a backend API)
await new Promise ( r => setTimeout ( r , 2000 ));
// Generate analysis based on URL patterns
const analysis = analyzeUrl ( url );
displayResults ( analysis );
document . getElementById ( 'checkBtn' ) . disabled = false ;
document . getElementById ( 'loading' ) . style . display = 'none' ;
document . getElementById ( 'results' ) . style . display = 'block' ;
}
function analyzeUrl ( url ) {
const hostname = new URL ( url ) . hostname . toLowerCase ();
// Known difficult sites
const hardSites = [ 'linkedin.com' , 'facebook.com' , 'instagram.com' , 'twitter.com' , 'amazon.' ];
const mediumSites = [ 'google.com' , 'ebay.' , 'zillow.com' , 'indeed.com' ];
let score = 'Easy' ;
let scoreClass = 'score-easy' ;
let factors = [];
let recommendations = [];
// Check for known patterns
const isHard = hardSites . some ( s => hostname . includes ( s ));
const isMedium = mediumSites . some ( s => hostname . includes ( s ));
if ( isHard ) {
score = 'Complex' ;
scoreClass = 'score-hard' ;
factors = [
{ name : 'JavaScript Rendering' , status : 'Required' , statusClass : 'status-warn' },
{ name : 'Anti-Bot Protection' , status : 'Strong' , statusClass : 'status-bad' },
{ name : 'Rate Limiting' , status : 'Aggressive' , statusClass : 'status-bad' },
{ name : 'Login Required' , status : 'Likely' , statusClass : 'status-warn' },
{ name : 'Data Structure' , status : 'Dynamic' , statusClass : 'status-warn' }
];
recommendations = [
'⚠️ This site has strong anti-bot measures and requires specialized handling.' ,
'🔧 Residential proxies and browser automation are typically required.' ,
'📞 We recommend discussing your specific requirements with our team.'
];
} else if ( isMedium ) {
score = 'Moderate' ;
scoreClass = 'score-medium' ;
factors = [
{ name : 'JavaScript Rendering' , status : 'Partial' , statusClass : 'status-warn' },
{ name : 'Anti-Bot Protection' , status : 'Moderate' , statusClass : 'status-warn' },
{ name : 'Rate Limiting' , status : 'Standard' , statusClass : 'status-good' },
{ name : 'Login Required' , status : 'Optional' , statusClass : 'status-good' },
{ name : 'Data Structure' , status : 'Semi-structured' , statusClass : 'status-warn' }
];
recommendations = [
'✓ This site can be scraped with proper techniques.' ,
'🔧 May require browser automation for some pages.' ,
'⏱️ Respectful rate limiting recommended to avoid blocks.'
];
} else {
factors = [
{ name : 'JavaScript Rendering' , status : 'Minimal' , statusClass : 'status-good' },
{ name : 'Anti-Bot Protection' , status : 'Basic' , statusClass : 'status-good' },
{ name : 'Rate Limiting' , status : 'Standard' , statusClass : 'status-good' },
{ name : 'Login Required' , status : 'No' , statusClass : 'status-good' },
{ name : 'Data Structure' , status : 'Structured' , statusClass : 'status-good' }
];
recommendations = [
'✅ This site appears straightforward to scrape.' ,
'🚀 Standard HTTP requests should work well.' ,
'📊 Data extraction can likely be automated efficiently.'
];
}
return { score , scoreClass , factors , recommendations , url };
}
function displayResults ( analysis ) {
document . getElementById ( 'scoreText' ) . textContent = analysis . score ;
document . getElementById ( 'scoreText' ) . className = 'score-badge ' + analysis . scoreClass ;
const summaries = {
'Easy' : 'This website appears straightforward to scrape with standard tools and techniques.' ,
'Moderate' : 'This website has some complexity but can be scraped with proper handling.' ,
'Complex' : 'This website has significant anti-scraping measures requiring specialized expertise.'
};
document . getElementById ( 'summaryText' ) . textContent = summaries [ analysis . score ];
const factorsList = document . getElementById ( 'factorsList' );
factorsList . innerHTML = analysis . factors . map ( f => `
< li >
< span > $ { f . name } </ span >
< span class = " factor-status ${ f.statusClass}">${f.status } </span>
</ li >
` ) . join ( '' );
document . getElementById ( 'recommendations' ) . innerHTML = analysis . recommendations . map ( r =>
`<p style="margin: 10px 0; color: #444;">${r}</p>`
) . join ( '' );
}
// Allow Enter key to trigger check
document . getElementById ( 'urlInput' ) . addEventListener ( 'keypress' , function ( e ) {
if ( e . key === 'Enter' ) checkWebsite ();
});
</ script >
</ body >
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