{"id":3677,"date":"2024-05-07T14:46:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T14:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/screamingfrog.club\/screaming-frog-version-20\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T07:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:00:15","slug":"screaming-frog-version-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screamingfrog.club\/en\/screaming-frog-version-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Screaming Frog Version 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Version 20 – Cracker<\/h3><\/span>
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Version 20.2 called “cracker”<\/strong> corresponds to an outstanding “Major Update” of Seo Spider with new features related to artificial intelligence, improvement of internal links, N-gram analysis and much more that I will go on to define in the next paragraphs.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Custom Javascript Snippets<\/h3><\/span>
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From this version you can run custom JavaScript while crawling. This means you can manipulate pages or extract data, as well as communicate with OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, local LLMs or other libraries.<\/p>\n

To use the feature simply go to “Configure > Custom > Custom JavaScript” and click on “Add” to configure your custom JS snippet, or choose “Add from library” to select one of the preset and really very useful snippets prepared by the Screaming Frog staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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To use this feature you will have to set the “JavaScript Rendering” mode from “Configuration > Spider > Rendering” before crawling, and you can see the results in the new custom JavaScript<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Crawl with ChatGPT<\/h3><\/span>
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Among the options in the new custom JS you will be able to select the “Template (ChatGPT)” snippet, open it in the JavaScript editor, add your OpenAI API key, and define the prompt to query whatever you want on a page during crawling.<\/p>\n

At the top of each template, you will appreciate a comment explaining how to adjust the snippet. You will also be able to debug in the JavaScript editor dialog box on the right before crawling.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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This feature provides enormous versatility, and you can adjust the OpenAI model used, the specific content analyzed, and more. This will be able to help you perform rather detailed tasks, such as generating alternative text for images on the fly.<\/p>\n

Once you have finished testing and debugging and configured your snippets, they will be saved in your user library and you can export\/import the library in JSON format and share them very easily.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Mobile Usability<\/h3><\/span>
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Another really useful new feature is large-scale mobile usability testing through Lighthouse integration (even locally).<\/p>\n

In the top window of the SEO Spider you will find a new “Mobile” tab with respective filters that remain in line with the directions already in Google Search Console.<\/p>\n

Filters available:<\/p>\n