GoogleBot to soon crawl over HTTP/2

Posted on September 17, 2020 by gftshappy

While HTTP/2 should result in efficiency improvements, there is no ranking benefit to this chage.

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WSJ: GoogleBot can add products to shopping carts

Posted on July 1, 2020 by gftshappy

Make sure to double check those abandoned cart metrics; they may be inflated.

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Why the evergreen Googlebot is such a big deal [Video]

Posted on June 2, 2020 by gftshappy

Google’s Martin Splitt discusses the effort behind making Googlebot ‘evergreen’ in this clip from Live with Search Engine Land.

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Google testing tools now support evergreen Googlebot

Posted on August 11, 2019 by gftshappy

After three months, the Google testing tools are now using the latest version of Googlebot.

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Yes, Googlebot can detect JavaScript redirects

Posted on August 8, 2019 by gftshappy

JavaScript redirects are followed similarly to server-side redirects, Google explained.

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Google adds Googlebot desktop vs. mobile selector for Rich Results test

Posted on June 8, 2019 by gftshappy

Here is a new way to test to see if your site has issues with Google’s mobile-first indexing.

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Googlebot renders, indexes AJAX-style dynamic content driven by XHR POST

Posted on May 21, 2019 by gftshappy

More of your dynamic content can now be indexed by Google.

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Evergreen Googlebot with Chromium rendering engine: What technical SEOs need to know

Posted on May 10, 2019 by gftshappy

Googlebot now supports many more features and will make it easier for developers to ensure their sites work with Googlebot.

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Google’s web crawler Googlebot now runs on the latest version of Chromium: Why that’s a good thing

Posted on May 8, 2019 by gftshappy

Googlebot has been upgraded and should now be able to crawl more modern web sites with less of an issue.

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