You can't block Googlebot from crawling specific sections of an HTML page. Using the data-nosnippet HTML attribute or an iframe can control how content appears in search snippets. A disallow rule in ...

On the latest Search Off The Record Podcast, Martin Split and Gary Illyes discussed the growing page weight issue and how ...

HTTP/2 is an upgrade over HTTP due to improved architecture. The architecture its built on allows it to deliver more features for clients and servers. What most people need to know about HTTP/2 is: it ...

Google announced that starting in December Google will update Google’s user agent to represent the version of Chrome that GoogleBot is running. It is important to update any code you may have that may ...

Google announced it is changing the user agent name of the current GoogleBot in December. We knew this was coming when Google launched the new Evergreen GoogleBot. Google didn't change the user agent ...

Tucked away in the Settings section of Google Search Console is a report few SEO professionals discuss, but I like to monitor. These reports are known as Crawl Stats. Here, you’ll find an interesting ...

I run a small antique-bookstore using wordpress and an e-commerce plugin. Lately, I haven't been able to find any books of mine on google, only the page title followed by "Buy Altace No Prescription - ...

Googlebot, the giant webcrawler that Google uses to scan webpages and update its index, is ditching its iPhone disguise to become an Android. Rather ironically, the tool has been masquerading as an ...

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If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Google is changing how its massive webcrawler, Googlebot, is identified when accessing websites.