Topic: search central

Google: Noindex Tags May Block JavaScript Execution

December 15, 2025

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Google: Noindex Tags May Block JavaScript Execution

Google has clarified that if a page's initial HTML contains a `noindex` robots meta tag, its crawler may skip rendering and JavaScript execution, making client-side removal of the tag unreliable for indexing. This update warns developers to avoid using JavaScript to conditionally alter indexing d...

Google Search Console Indexing Report Faces Delays

Google has confirmed a significant delay in updating the Page Indexing report within Search Console, but this issue only affects reporting and not the actual crawling, indexing, or ranking of websites. The stale data in the report hinders real-time troubleshooting for SEO professionals, as it may...

Googlebot File Size Limits: Official Docs Updated

Google has reorganized its crawler documentation, moving general file size limits to a centralized crawler overview and detailing specific limits for Googlebot on its own page. The universal default file size limit for Google's crawlers is 15 MB, while Googlebot for Search has specific limits of ...