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Quite handy really - I will certainly try it for our new site.

I haven't looked around to see what exists in that area so I can't compare it to anything I know of, but I quite like the uncluttered interface and the overall simplicity.

One thing though: your interface doesn't scale well with big screen resolutions - when viewport's x-size passes 1400px the right panel with the 'Create' button doesn't stick to the right edge of the screen.

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Thanks for the feedback, I'll check into that issue with the Create button. Im typically on my laptop most of the time so don't get past 1300~.

Any more feedback is welcomed.

You need to work on the dashboard. It wasn't at all intuitive how to get from the dashboard to the info your site is trying to share with me. Right now there is a giant link right in front of the user which leads back to the website. I don't need that link, I know what my website is. But all the good info is hidden behind the tiny number of links found (if there is another way to get there from the dashboard, I couldn't see it).

Your report should really be your main focus. I came there to get info about my site and you're hiding it. Why? Put a big "Site Report" or "info" button. I clicked on the "Complete" button, that was a nice red button, seemed important, but nope, doesn't lead anywhere either.

A better way would be to have a big link with "See crawl report for [website address]" and then I would suggest formatting the first page of the report a bit more.

I second this. It took me a while to figure out what I was meant to do to find out anything useful about my site.

Thanks both of you. Yes this is an item of the software that really needs some love. Thanks for the suggestions.

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