Google SEO
Best practices — OnCrawl
How do you audit click depth?
Aim to make every strategic page accessible within three clicks of the homepage. Greater depth can weaken crawling and the flow of internal authority.
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Structure, Flow. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include click depth, architecture. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Structure turns a rule into readable architecture: headings, URLs, structured data, visible content and clear hierarchy.
Flow connects the answer to other website entities through internal links, logical journeys, categories and pillar pages.