🧭 Overview

If you have recently added new pages to your website and OTTO has not detected them yet, this is expected behaviour. OTTO operates on a fixed 7-day analysis cycle that runs independently of manual recrawls. Understanding the difference between a crawl and an OTTO analysis will help you set the right expectations and plan your SEO workflow accordingly.

🔍 The Difference Between Crawling and OTTO Analysis

These are two separate processes, and it is important not to confuse them:

• Crawling collects raw data from your website — page URLs, HTML content, metadata, and technical signals. A manual recrawl updates this dataset.
• OTTO Analysis processes that crawl data to generate SEO recommendations, detect new pages, identify issues, and surface optimisation opportunities. This step runs on a scheduled cycle — not on demand.

Running a manual recrawl refreshes the underlying data but does not trigger OTTO to re-analyse your site. OTTO will only process the latest crawl data when its next scheduled analysis runs.

📅 How the 7-Day OTTO Analysis Cycle Works

OTTO analysis runs automatically on a 7-day schedule from the date your site was first connected. Here is what that means in practice:

1. Your site is connected to OTTO and an initial analysis runs.
2. OTTO sets a recurring 7-day cycle from that date.
3. Any new pages added to your site — regardless of when you added them or whether you ran a manual recrawl — will only be detected and analysed at the next scheduled cycle.
4. Once the cycle runs, new pages appear in OTTO and are eligible for recommendations and task generation.

There is currently no way to force an immediate OTTO analysis outside of this schedule. This design ensures consistent, reliable processing across all connected sites.

⚙️ What Manual Recrawl Does and Does Not Do

You can trigger a manual recrawl from the OTTO SEO section in the left sidebar, then open SEO Automation inside it. Here is a clear breakdown of its scope:

• Does: Update the raw crawl data for your site with the latest page URLs, content, and technical signals.
• Does: Ensure that when the next OTTO analysis cycle runs, it works from the most up-to-date crawl snapshot.
• Does not: Trigger OTTO to immediately analyse new pages.
• Does not: Accelerate or reset the 7-day analysis schedule.
• Does not: Surface new pages in OTTO recommendations before the next cycle completes.

Running a manual recrawl after adding new pages is still a good practice — it means the fresh pages are ready and waiting in the crawl data so OTTO can process them as soon as the next analysis cycle begins.

✅ Recommended Steps After Adding New Pages

1. Go to OTTO SEO in the left sidebar and open SEO Automation inside it (or navigate to /seo-automation-v3).
2. Trigger a manual recrawl to capture your new pages in the crawl dataset.
3. Note the date of your last OTTO analysis — this is shown in the OTTO dashboard. Your new pages will appear after the next 7-day cycle completes from that date.
4. Once the analysis cycle runs, return to the OTTO dashboard to review recommendations for your new pages.

⏱️ How Long Should I Expect to Wait?

The maximum wait time is 7 days from your last OTTO analysis. If your last analysis ran 4 days ago, new pages should appear within the next 3 days. If you just had an analysis run today, you may wait a full 7 days before new pages are detected.

You do not need to take any additional action during this window. OTTO will automatically pick up pages that are present in the crawl data when the cycle runs.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

• Can I request an immediate OTTO analysis? No — OTTO analysis runs on a fixed 7-day schedule and cannot be triggered manually or on demand at this time.
• Will a manual recrawl hurt anything? No. Running a manual recrawl is safe and ensures your crawl data is current before the next analysis cycle.
• What if my pages still do not appear after 7 days? First confirm the pages are publicly accessible and not blocked by your robots.txt file. Then run a manual recrawl and wait for the next cycle. If the issue persists, contact our support team using the chat widget.
• Does this apply to all site changes, not just new pages? Yes. Any site change — updated content, removed pages, new metadata — is reflected in OTTO only after the next 7-day analysis cycle processes the updated crawl data.

💬 Need More Help?

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.