Googlebot
Googlebot is Google’s crawler that fetches and indexes web content. It follows most robots rules and site constraints.
Definition
Googlebot is Google’s web crawler. It reads robots.txt, respects status codes and redirects, and may render JavaScript to understand page content when needed.
Why it matters
- Your visibility depends on Googlebot fetching and understanding your content
- Blocking Googlebot (or critical assets) can delay or prevent indexing
- User-agent knowledge helps debugging and log analysis
How to implement
- Avoid blocking important pages/assets in robots.txt
- Ensure clean HTTP 200 responses with correct canonical/hreflang
- Use Search Console URL inspection and crawl stats for debugging
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