Staging Monitoring · Pilot

Every release starts on staging, and soon so will the monitoring.

With Staging Monitoring, searchVIU crawls your staging environment and sends an alert for SEO errors. We are looking for the first teams for the pilot phase.

Request a demoDEV crawl for relaunches
Typical errors

The error was already on staging.

New releases go through the staging or test environment first. What goes wrong there often only shows up after go-live, when Google is already fetching the pages.

noindex from stagingThe block on the test environment goes live with the release.
Canonical pointing to the wrong domainCanonicals or hreflang point to the staging address.
Blocked botsA robots.txt rule from the test phase locks out Googlebot or AI bots.
After go-live: SEO Change Monitoring
How the add-on is planned

searchVIU checks the staging environment before go-live.

searchVIU crawls the staging environment and checks it for SEO errors. Each check assesses staging on its own, without comparing it with the live site. Staging often lacks product data or content, and such a comparison would trigger many false alarms.

Crawl staging

also behind password protection

in the pilot phase
Check for SEO errors

for example noindex, canonicals and error pages

in the pilot phase
Alert to your team

before the release goes live

in the pilot phase
Go-live

then SEO Monitoring takes over

available today
What already works today

For relaunches, searchVIU already crawls your DEV environment today.

For relaunches and migrations, searchVIU crawls the DEV or staging environment and compares it URL by URL with the live site. Staging Monitoring uses the same crawler for ongoing releases.

    More on relaunch & migration
    • Basic AuthCrawl behind password protection
      available
    • Bypass headerAccess via a custom header
      available
    • IP allowlistingAccess via our fixed IP
      available
    • robots.txt and noindexignored for the crawl of the test environment
      available
    • LIVE vs DEV comparisonStructure, technology and content per URL
      for relaunches
    Pilot

    We are looking for teams for the pilot phase.

    Do you have your own staging environment and ship releases regularly? Then get in touch. In a short call we will check whether the pilot phase fits your setup.

    • Your own staging or test environmentalso behind password protection
    • Regular releasesTell us how often you go live.
    • Approximate number of URLson staging and live
    Go to the form

    Frequently asked questions about Staging Monitoring

    Is Staging Monitoring available yet?
    The add-on is in its pilot phase. We will release it to all customers once the pilot phase is complete. The DEV crawl for relaunches is available today.
    How much does Staging Monitoring cost?
    Staging Monitoring is an add-on to SEO Monitoring, from €99 per month. We will work out the details together during the pilot phase. You can find all prices on the pricing page.
    Our staging environment is protected. Can the crawler get in?
    Yes. searchVIU already crawls test environments today via Basic Auth, with a bypass header or by allowlisting our fixed IP. We set up access according to your requirements.
    Will this get our staging environment indexed?
    No. searchVIU only fetches the pages. You do not need to loosen the protection of your environment for this. For the crawl, searchVIU can ignore robots.txt and noindex.
    How is this different from the DEV crawl for relaunches?
    For a relaunch, searchVIU compares the new website URL by URL with the old one. Staging Monitoring accompanies ongoing releases and checks staging on its own.
    Demo

    Let's talk about your website.

    In the demo, Michael shows you how searchVIU works. We use your website and a demo project for this.

    1. Request in three short steps
    2. Quick alignment on crawler access, NDA and Search Console
    3. Demo with your website and the demo project
    4. Start planned and supported together
    1. Website
    2. Needs
    3. Contact

    Which website is it about?