Questions
Frequently asked questions
Privacy
Does Handig Web keep the addresses I enter?
No. The address goes to our server, which requests the page and sends you the result. Then it is gone: no log of addresses, no storage of results.
Why does this go through a server and not in my browser?
For security reasons, browsers may not read other sites for you. So Handig Web requests the page. What you download is made by your own browser.
Do I need an account?
No. No account, no email address, no cookies to track you.
The tools
Is it free?
Yes. No ads and no account. Handig Web is a free tool by nealvdv, part of Handig. To avoid overloading sites, there is a pace limit per visitor.
Why does Handig Web miss something I do see in my browser?
Handig Web reads the page as the server sends it, without running scripts. It does not see what is only built in your browser.
Can I use Handig Web for my own site?
That is what it is best for: finding broken links, filling in alt texts, checking your SEO and headers and seeing how your pages are shared.
Limits
Why does Handig Web refuse a page?
Because it is behind a login, because robots.txt asks so, because it is an internal address, or because the site does not answer in time. Handig Web always tells you why.
Can Handig Web crawl a whole site?
Not on its own. Handig Web does not follow links from page to page. It can check the pages in a site’s sitemap once, calmly and following robots.txt: free up to 50, with Handig Plus up to 5,000.
Can Handig Web gather email addresses or phone numbers?
No. Handig Web refuses, to prevent it from being used for spam. It only counts how many such links are on a page.