What is the main purpose of a web crawler program? Can someone explain? Alternatively, for a slightly more c

Short answer: The main purpose of a web crawler program is to collect info from websites so search engines can index it.

Longer answer: It’s not just for search engines tho. Companies use crawlers to monitor competitors, check prices, or even archive old web pages (like the Wayback Machine).

And yeah, SEO is huge here. If your site’s structure sucks, crawlers might miss important pages.