Ahrefs Webmaster Tools

Set up a daily scheduled crawl in Site Audit.

Configure 'Issue' alerts for Indexability and Redirects.

Integrate email notifications for Health Score drops.

Review the 'All Issues' report to isolate the specific code change responsible.

Run the 'Internal Link Opportunities' tool.

Filter by 'Target Page' (the page you want to rank).

Review 'Source Page' suggestions based on existing keyword rankings.

Implement the suggested links with the recommended anchor text.

Monitor the 'Referring Domains' graph for unusual spikes.

Filter 'New Backlinks' by low Domain Rating (DR).

Export suspicious links to a Disavow file format.

Upload the disavow file directly to Google Search Console.

Enable GSC API integration within AWT.

Navigate to the Site Audit 'Performance' report.

Identify specific URL clusters with 'Poor' LCP or CLS scores.

Review the technical recommendations to minify CSS or optimize images.

Merge Site Explorer data with GSC traffic data.

Identify pages with 0 clicks and 0 backlinks over 90 days.

Decide to delete, noindex, or consolidate these pages.

Monitor the subsequent crawl to ensure redirect chains are clean.

Check the 'Organic Keywords' report in Site Explorer.

Filter by keyword to see if multiple URLs are ranking.

Analyze which URL has the best technical health and backlinks.

Implement 301 redirects from the weaker pages to the primary target.

Run a crawl on the old staging environment.

Run a crawl on the new live environment.

Use the 'Crawl Comparison' feature to find missing pages.

Verify that all old URLs redirect to the correct new destination.