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Project Setup Guide

Learn how to create and configure projects in Cool Web Tool to start analyzing your websites.

What is a Project?

A project in Cool Web Tool represents a website you want to analyze and optimize. Each project contains all the data, audits, and reports for a specific domain.

Project Components:

  • • Domain configuration
  • • SEO audit data
  • • Performance metrics
  • • Team access settings

Project Benefits:

  • • Centralized data management
  • • Historical tracking
  • • Team collaboration
  • • Automated reporting

Creating a New Project

1

Access Project Dashboard

Navigate to your dashboard and click on the "Projects" section. You'll see a list of your existing projects and an option to create a new one.

2

Enter Domain Information

Enter your website's domain (e.g., example.com) without the protocol. The system will automatically detect and validate the domain.

3

Choose Project Type

Select the type that best describes your website: E-commerce, Blog, SaaS, Corporate, or Other. This helps optimize the analysis for your specific needs.

4

Configure Settings

Set up initial preferences like crawl depth, monitoring frequency, and notification settings. You can adjust these later.

Project Configuration

Domain Settings

  • • Primary domain configuration
  • • Subdomain management
  • • Redirect handling
  • • SSL certificate validation
  • • Robots.txt configuration

Data Collection

  • • Crawl depth settings
  • • Page limit configuration
  • • Excluded paths
  • • Custom headers
  • • Authentication setup

Team Access

  • • User role assignment
  • • Permission management
  • • Access control
  • • Activity logging
  • • Notification settings

Security Settings

  • • API access tokens
  • • IP whitelisting
  • • Rate limiting
  • • Audit logging
  • • Data retention

Project Types

E-commerce

Optimized for online stores with focus on product pages, checkout optimization, and conversion rate analysis. Includes shopping cart and payment flow testing.

Blog

Designed for content-heavy websites with emphasis on article optimization, internal linking, and content structure analysis.

SaaS

Tailored for software-as-a-service platforms with focus on landing pages, feature documentation, and user onboarding optimization.

Corporate

Optimized for business websites with emphasis on brand presence, service pages, and lead generation optimization.

Other

General-purpose configuration suitable for any website type with balanced analysis across all SEO factors.

Best Practices

Domain Configuration

Always use the canonical domain (with or without www) and ensure your website is accessible before creating the project. Verify SSL certificates are valid.

Crawl Settings

Start with moderate crawl depth and page limits. You can increase these based on your website size and analysis needs.

Team Management

Assign appropriate roles to team members. Use read-only access for stakeholders and full access for SEO specialists.

Monitoring Setup

Configure regular monitoring schedules based on your website update frequency. Set up notifications for critical issues.

Next Steps

Run Your First Audit

Learn how to run comprehensive site audits on your new project.

Team Management

Set up team access and manage user permissions for your project.

Performance Analytics

Track your website's performance metrics and improvements.