Technical SEO FAQ · URL Architecture, Internal Linking & Information Architecture
How deep should important pages be within a site's architecture?
There is no universal Google rule such as "every page must be within three clicks."
The practical goal is discoverability and logical internal linking.
If a page is five clicks away but is well linked from important category pages, it may be discoverable.
If a page is one click away from the homepage but only exists through a JavaScript interaction Google cannot process, its effective discoverability can still be poor.
Google recommends making important pages reachable through crawlable links.
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