Topic: googlebot crawling
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Googlebot Crawling Limits: What You Need to Know
Googlebot's default crawl limits are 15MB for HTML files, 2MB for CSS/JavaScript/images, and 64MB for PDFs, with content beyond these thresholds ignored for indexing. These generous limits are rarely a concern for most websites but are critical for sites with exceptionally large pages or files to...
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Fix Google's Phantom Noindex Errors in Search Console
Google Search Console can report misleading "phantom noindex" errors because a hidden noindex directive is sometimes selectively served only to Google's crawler, not to users checking the page source. A frequent cause is server-side caching, where an old cached version with a noindex tag is deliv...
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Cloudflare Outage: How 5xx Errors Impact Your SEO
Cloudflare outages can cause temporary 5xx server errors, which primarily affect search engine crawling but rarely lead to immediate ranking drops if resolved quickly. Google treats temporary 5xx errors by slowing down crawling temporarily, and only prolonged errors risk de-indexing, with normal ...
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Google Crawl Stats Report: Missing a Day of Data?
A widespread one-day gap in Google Search Console crawl stats data for October 14, 2025, has been reported, preventing access to key metrics without an official explanation from Google. The issue is likely a display or processing glitch in the reporting interface and not an actual failure in Goog...
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Google Reveals Why Link Disavow Files Take Time to Process
Google’s link disavow tool helps address unnatural backlinks that can’t be manually removed, but it’s not a quick fix and is primarily for intentional spammy links. The tool, accessible via Google Search Console, lets users submit domains or URLs to exclude from ranking considerations, though mos...
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