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Run Your First Scan | Sitepager

Your first scan creates a baseline, a full capture of your website as it is right now. Every future run compares against it, so you can see exactly what changed.

This takes about two minutes.

Step 1: Create a new scan

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From the Dashboard, click New Scan in the top right corner.

Step 2: Enter your website URL

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Enter your website URL in the Website URL field. This is the only required field.

Sitepager generates a scan name automatically. Rename it to something descriptive like “Main website” or “Marketing site” so it’s easy to find later.

Leave the other settings as they are for now:

  • Device is set to Desktop
  • Region is set to United States

Step 3: Run the scan

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The Review & Run panel on the right shows what’s included in every run.

Included in every run

  • Visual baseline & change tracking captures your baseline on the first run and shows visual changes on every run after
  • Broken internal pages & links catches broken internal pages and links before your visitors do
  • Page changes spots pages added, removed, or missing from your sitemap
  • SEO gaps runs SEO health checks across your pages, catching missing titles, meta descriptions, headings, and image alt text before you publish

Optional checks (enable as needed)

  • Lighthouse audit runs performance, accessibility, and best practices checks
  • Broken external links checks every external link for errors (no additional credits)

Click Run Scan to start.

Step 4: Review your first results

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When the scan finishes, you’ll see the Summary page. This run becomes your baseline.

On your first run, you’ll see:

  • Total pages scanned
  • Screenshots of every page
  • Broken pages and links found
  • SEO issues flagged

The What needs attention section on the results page summarizes anything that needs review. If broken links or SEO issues are flagged, fix them before your next update. These are caught on every run, no baseline needed.

There is nothing to compare yet. That happens on the next run.

Step 5: Come back after your next update

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This is the most important step.

After your next website update, before you publish, come back to the Dashboard, open this scan, and click Run Scan again.

Sitepager compares this run against your baseline and shows you exactly what changed:

  • Visual changes highlighted page by page
  • New or removed pages
  • Broken pages and links that appeared or still exist
  • SEO gaps across your pages

Review the differences. If everything looks right, publish with confidence.

What to do next

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