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track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-started-developers" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Developer's guide to Search</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-on-google" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/fundamentals/get-on-google" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-on-google" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Get your website on Google</span></a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-accordion"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Crawling and indexing</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/indexable-file-types" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/indexable-file-types" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/indexable-file-types" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>File types Google can index</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/url-structure" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/url-structure" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/url-structure" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>URL structure</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Links</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Sitemaps</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Learn about sitemaps</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/build-sitemap" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/build-sitemap" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/build-sitemap" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Build and submit a sitemap</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/large-sitemaps" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/large-sitemaps" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/large-sitemaps" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Manage sitemaps with sitemap index file</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Sitemap extensions</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/image-sitemaps" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/image-sitemaps" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/image-sitemaps" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Image sitemaps</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/news-sitemap" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/news-sitemap" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/news-sitemap" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>News sitemaps</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/video-sitemaps" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/video-sitemaps" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/video-sitemaps" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Video sitemaps and alternatives</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/combine-sitemap-extensions" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/combine-sitemap-extensions" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/combine-sitemap-extensions" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Combining sitemap extensions</span></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Crawler management</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Ask Google to recrawl your URLs</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/large-site-managing-crawl-budget" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/large-site-managing-crawl-budget" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/large-site-managing-crawl-budget" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Large site owner's guide to managing your crawl budget</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/http-network-errors" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/http-network-errors" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/http-network-errors" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>How HTTP status codes, and network and DNS errors affect Google Search</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Google crawlers</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/overview-google-crawlers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/overview-google-crawlers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/overview-google-crawlers" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-common-crawlers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-common-crawlers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-common-crawlers" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Common crawlers</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-special-case-crawlers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-special-case-crawlers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-special-case-crawlers" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Special case crawlers</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-user-triggered-fetchers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-user-triggered-fetchers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-user-triggered-fetchers" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>User-triggered fetchers</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Specific crawlers and user-triggered fetchers</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/googlebot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/googlebot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/googlebot" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Googlebot</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/read-aloud-user-agent" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/read-aloud-user-agent" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/read-aloud-user-agent" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Google Read Aloud</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/apis-user-agent" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/apis-user-agent" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/apis-user-agent" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>APIs-Google</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/feedfetcher" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/feedfetcher" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/feedfetcher" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Feedfetcher</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/reduce-crawl-rate" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/reduce-crawl-rate" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/reduce-crawl-rate" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Reduce the Googlebot crawl rate</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/verifying-googlebot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/verifying-googlebot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/verifying-googlebot" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Verifying Googlebot and other Google crawlers</span></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>robots.txt</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/intro" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/intro" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/intro" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Introduction to robots.txt</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/create-robots-txt" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/create-robots-txt" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/create-robots-txt" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>How to write and submit a robots.txt file</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/submit-updated-robots-txt" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/submit-updated-robots-txt" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/submit-updated-robots-txt" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Update your robots.txt file</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/robots_txt" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/robots_txt" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/robots_txt" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>How Google interprets the robots.txt specification</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Canonicalization</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>What is URL canonicalization</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>How to specify a canonical URL with rel="canonical" and other methods</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization-troubleshooting" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization-troubleshooting" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization-troubleshooting" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Fix canonicalization issues</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/mobile/mobile-sites-mobile-first-indexing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/mobile/mobile-sites-mobile-first-indexing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/mobile/mobile-sites-mobile-first-indexing" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Mobile site and mobile-first indexing</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>AMP</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>AMP on Google Search guidelines</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/about-amp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/about-amp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/about-amp" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Understand how AMP works in search results</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/enhance-amp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/enhance-amp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/enhance-amp" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Enhance AMP content</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/validate-amp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/validate-amp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/validate-amp" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Validate AMP content</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/remove-amp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/remove-amp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/amp/remove-amp" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Remove AMP content</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>JavaScript</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Understand the JavaScript SEO basics</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/fix-search-javascript" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/fix-search-javascript" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/fix-search-javascript" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Fix search-related JavaScript problems</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/lazy-loading" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/lazy-loading" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/lazy-loading" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Fix lazy-loaded content</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-deprecated"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/dynamic-rendering" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/dynamic-rendering" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/dynamic-rendering" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Dynamic rendering as a workaround</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="deprecated" data-title="Deprecated" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Page and content metadata</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/valid-page-metadata" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/valid-page-metadata" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/valid-page-metadata" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Page metadata</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Meta tags</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/special-tags" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/special-tags" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/special-tags" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Meta tags and HTML attributes that Google supports</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Robots meta tag, data-nosnippet, and X-Robots-Tag</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/block-indexing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/block-indexing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/block-indexing" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>noindex</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/safesearch" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/safesearch" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/safesearch" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>SafeSearch</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>rel attributes</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Removals</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Control what you share with Google</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/remove-information" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/remove-information" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/remove-information" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Page removals</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/prevent-images-on-your-page" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/prevent-images-on-your-page" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/prevent-images-on-your-page" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Image removals</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/keep-redacted-information-out" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/keep-redacted-information-out" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/keep-redacted-information-out" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Redacted information</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Site moves and changes</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/301-redirects" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/301-redirects" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/301-redirects" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Redirects and Google Search</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Site moves</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-no-url-changes" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-no-url-changes" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-no-url-changes" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Changing your hosting</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-with-url-changes" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-with-url-changes" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-with-url-changes" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Move a site with URL changes</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/website-testing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/website-testing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/website-testing" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>A/B testing</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/pause-online-business" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/crawling-indexing/pause-online-business" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/pause-online-business" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Temporarily pause or disable a website</span></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-accordion"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Ranking and search appearance</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/ai-overviews" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/ai-overviews" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/ai-overviews" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>AI overviews</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/publication-dates" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/publication-dates" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/publication-dates" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Byline dates</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Favicons</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/featured-snippets" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/featured-snippets" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/featured-snippets" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Featured snippets</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/flexible-sampling" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/flexible-sampling" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/flexible-sampling" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Flexible Sampling</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/google-discover" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/google-discover" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/google-discover" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Google Discover</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/google-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/google-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/google-images" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Images</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Local features</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/establish-business-details" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/establish-business-details" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/establish-business-details" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Business details</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/top-places-list" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/top-places-list" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/top-places-list" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Top Places List</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-external"><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/3035947" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/3035947" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/3035947" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Opting out of local search results</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="external" data-title="External" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Page experience</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/page-experience" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/page-experience" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/page-experience" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Understanding page experience</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Core Web Vitals</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/avoid-intrusive-interstitials" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/avoid-intrusive-interstitials" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/avoid-intrusive-interstitials" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Interstitials and dialogs</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/signed-exchange" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/signed-exchange" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/signed-exchange" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Get started with signed exchanges on Google Search</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Ranking systems</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/ranking-systems-guide" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/ranking-systems-guide" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/ranking-systems-guide" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>A guide to Google Search ranking systems</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/reviews-system" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/reviews-system" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/reviews-system" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Reviews system</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/site-names" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/site-names" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/site-names" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Site names</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/sitelinks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/sitelinks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/sitelinks" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Sitelinks</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/snippet" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/snippet" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/snippet" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Snippets</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Structured data</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/intro-structured-data" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/intro-structured-data" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/intro-structured-data" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Understand how structured data works</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sd-policies" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sd-policies" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sd-policies" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Structured data general guidelines</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/enriched-search-results" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/enriched-search-results" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/enriched-search-results" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Enriched search results</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/generate-structured-data-with-javascript" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/generate-structured-data-with-javascript" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/generate-structured-data-with-javascript" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Generate structured data with JavaScript</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Feature guides</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/search-gallery" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/search-gallery" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/search-gallery" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>All structured data features</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/article" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/article" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/article" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Article</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-limited"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/book" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/book" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/book" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Book actions</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="limited" data-title="Limited Access" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/breadcrumb" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/breadcrumb" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/breadcrumb" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Breadcrumb</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/carousel" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/carousel" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/carousel" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Carousel</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/course-info" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/course-info" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/course-info" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Course info</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/course" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/course" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/course" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Course list</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/dataset" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/dataset" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/dataset" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Dataset</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/discussion-forum" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/discussion-forum" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/discussion-forum" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Discussion forum</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/education-qa" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/education-qa" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/education-qa" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Education Q&A</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/employer-rating" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/employer-rating" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/employer-rating" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Employer aggregate rating</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/estimated-salary" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/estimated-salary" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/estimated-salary" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Estimated salary</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/event" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/event" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/event" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Event</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/factcheck" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/factcheck" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/factcheck" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Fact check</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/faqpage" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/faqpage" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/faqpage" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>FAQ</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/image-license-metadata" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/image-license-metadata" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/image-license-metadata" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Image metadata</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/job-posting" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/job-posting" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/job-posting" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Job posting</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/learning-video" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/learning-video" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/learning-video" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Learning video</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/local-business" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/local-business" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/local-business" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Local business</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/math-solvers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/math-solvers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/math-solvers" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Math solver</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/movie" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/movie" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/movie" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Movie carousel</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/organization" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/organization" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/organization" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Organization</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/practice-problems" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/practice-problems" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/practice-problems" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Practice problem</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Product</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product-snippet" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product-snippet" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product-snippet" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Product snippet</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/merchant-listing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/merchant-listing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/merchant-listing" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Merchant listing</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product-variants" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product-variants" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/product-variants" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Variants</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/profile-page" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/profile-page" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/profile-page" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Profile page</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/qapage" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/qapage" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/qapage" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Q&A</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/recipe" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/recipe" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/recipe" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Recipe</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/review-snippet" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/review-snippet" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/review-snippet" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Review snippet</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-deprecated"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sitelinks-searchbox" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sitelinks-searchbox" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/sitelinks-searchbox" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Sitelinks search box</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="deprecated" data-title="Deprecated" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/software-app" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/software-app" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/software-app" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Software app</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-beta"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/speakable" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/speakable" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/speakable" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Speakable</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="beta" data-title="Beta" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-beta"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/special-announcements" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/special-announcements" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/special-announcements" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Special announcement</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="beta" data-title="Beta" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/paywalled-content" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/paywalled-content" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/paywalled-content" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Subscription and paywalled content</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-limited"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/vacation-rental" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/vacation-rental" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/vacation-rental" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Vacation rental</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="limited" data-title="Limited Access" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/vehicle-listing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/vehicle-listing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/vehicle-listing" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Vehicle listing</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/video" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/video" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/video" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Video</span></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/title-link" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/title-link" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/title-link" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Title links</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Translated features</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/translated-results" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/translated-results" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/translated-results" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Translated results</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/ad-network-and-translation" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/ad-network-and-translation" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/ad-network-and-translation" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Ad networks and translation-related Google Search features</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/video" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/video" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/video" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Videos</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Visual Elements gallery</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Web Stories</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/enable-web-stories" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/enable-web-stories" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/enable-web-stories" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Enable Web Stories on Google</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/web-stories-creation-best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/web-stories-creation-best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/web-stories-creation-best-practices" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Best practices for creating Web Stories</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/web-stories-content-policy" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/web-stories-content-policy" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/web-stories-content-policy" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Web Story content policy</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Early Adopters Program</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-beta"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/package-tracking" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/package-tracking" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/package-tracking" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Package tracking</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="beta" data-title="Beta" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-beta"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/carousels-beta" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/appearance/structured-data/carousels-beta" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/carousels-beta" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Structured data carousels (beta)</span><span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="beta" data-title="Beta" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-accordion"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Monitoring and debugging</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/debugging-search-traffic-drops" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/debugging-search-traffic-drops" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/debugging-search-traffic-drops" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Debug drops in Search traffic</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Monitor with Search Console</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-console-start" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/search-console-start" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-console-start" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Get started with Search Console</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/bubble-chart-analysis" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/bubble-chart-analysis" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/bubble-chart-analysis" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Improve SEO with a bubble chart</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Debug with search operators</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/all-search-site" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/all-search-site" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/all-search-site" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>site: search operator</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/image-search" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/image-search" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/image-search" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Google Images search operators</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Preventing and monitoring abuse</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/security" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/prevent-abuse" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/prevent-abuse" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/prevent-abuse" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Prevent user-generated spam</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/malware" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/security/malware" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/malware" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Malware and unwanted software</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/prevent-malware" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/security/prevent-malware" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/prevent-malware" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Prevent a malware infection</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/social-engineering" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/security/social-engineering" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/social-engineering" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Social engineering (phishing and deceptive sites)</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/safe-browsing-repeat-offenders" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/security/safe-browsing-repeat-offenders" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/safe-browsing-repeat-offenders" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Google Safe Browsing Repeat Offenders Policy</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/trends-start" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/monitor-debug/trends-start" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/monitor-debug/trends-start" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Get started with Google Trends</span></a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-accordion"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Site-specific guides</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Ecommerce</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/where-ecommerce-data-can-appear-on-google" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/where-ecommerce-data-can-appear-on-google" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/where-ecommerce-data-can-appear-on-google" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Where content can appear</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/share-your-product-data-with-google" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/share-your-product-data-with-google" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/share-your-product-data-with-google" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Share product data</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/include-structured-data-relevant-to-ecommerce" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/include-structured-data-relevant-to-ecommerce" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/include-structured-data-relevant-to-ecommerce" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Include structured data</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/how-to-launch-an-ecommerce-website" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/how-to-launch-an-ecommerce-website" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/how-to-launch-an-ecommerce-website" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Launch a new website</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/write-high-quality-reviews" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/write-high-quality-reviews" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/write-high-quality-reviews" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Write high quality reviews</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/designing-a-url-structure-for-ecommerce-sites" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/designing-a-url-structure-for-ecommerce-sites" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/designing-a-url-structure-for-ecommerce-sites" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Design a URL structure</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/help-google-understand-your-ecommerce-site-structure" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/help-google-understand-your-ecommerce-site-structure" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/help-google-understand-your-ecommerce-site-structure" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Ecommerce site structure</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/pagination-and-incremental-page-loading" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/pagination-and-incremental-page-loading" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/pagination-and-incremental-page-loading" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Pagination, incremental page loading, and Search</span></a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>International and multilingual</span> </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/international" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/international" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/international" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/international/managing-multi-regional-sites" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/international/managing-multi-regional-sites" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/international/managing-multi-regional-sites" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Tell Google about localized versions of your page</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/specialty/international/locale-adaptive-pages" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/specialty/international/locale-adaptive-pages" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/specialty/international/locale-adaptive-pages" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>How Google crawls locale-adaptive pages</span></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> </ul> <ul class="devsite-nav-list" menu="Documentation" aria-label="Side menu" hidden> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"> <span class="devsite-nav-title" tooltip > <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > SEO fundamentals </span> </span> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Introduction" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Introduction </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/essentials" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Search Essentials" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Search Essentials </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/seo-starter-guide" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: SEO Starter Guide" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > SEO Starter Guide </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/how-search-works" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: How Google Search Works" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > How Google Search Works </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/do-i-need-seo" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Do you need an SEO?" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Do you need an SEO? </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"> <span class="devsite-nav-title" tooltip > <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Crawling and indexing </span> </span> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Sitemaps" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Sitemaps </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/intro" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: robots.txt" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > robots.txt </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/special-tags" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Meta tags" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Meta tags </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Crawler management" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Crawler management </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Removals" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Removals </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Canonicalization" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Canonicalization </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/301-redirects" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Redirects" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Redirects </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: JavaScript SEO" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > JavaScript SEO </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"> <span class="devsite-nav-title" tooltip > <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Ranking and search appearance </span> </span> </li> <li 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track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Snippets </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/appearance/google-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Images" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Images </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/appearance/video" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Videos" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventDetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip > Videos </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/search-gallery" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " 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Our spam policies help protect users and improve the quality of Search results. To be eligible to appear in Google web search results (web pages, images, videos, news content or other material that Google finds from across the web), content shouldn't violate <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/10622781" class="external-link">Google Search's overall policies</a> or the spam policies listed on this page. These policies apply to all web search results, including those from Google's own properties. </p> <p> We detect policy-violating practices both through automated systems and, as needed, human review that can result in a <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9044175" class="external-link">manual action</a>. Sites that violate our policies may rank lower in results or not appear in results at all. </p> <p> If you believe that a site is violating Google's spam policies, let us know by <a href="/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/report-spam">filing a search quality user report</a>. We're focused on developing scalable and automated solutions to problems, and we'll use these reports to further improve our spam detection systems. </p> <p> Our policies cover common spam practices, but Google may act against any type of spam practices we detect. </p> <h2 id="cloaking" data-text="Cloaking" tabindex="-1">Cloaking</h2> <p> Cloaking refers to the practice of presenting different content to users and search engines with the intent to manipulate search rankings and mislead users. Examples of cloaking include: </p> <ul> <li>Showing a page about travel destinations to search engines while showing a page about discount drugs to users</li> <li>Inserting text or keywords into a page only when the user agent that is requesting the page is a search engine, not a human visitor</li> </ul> <p> If your site uses technologies that search engines have difficulty accessing, like <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics">JavaScript</a> or <a href="/search/docs/appearance/google-images#help-us-discover-all-your-images">images</a>, see our recommendations for making that content accessible to search engines and users without cloaking. </p> <p> If a site is hacked, it's not uncommon for the hacker to use cloaking to make the hack harder for the site owner to detect. Read more about <a href="https://web.dev/articles/hacked" class="external-link">fixing hacked sites</a> and avoiding being hacked. </p> <p> If you operate a paywall or a content-gating mechanism, we don't consider this to be cloaking if Google can see the full content of what's behind the paywall just like any person who has access to the gated material and if you follow our <a href="/search/docs/appearance/flexible-sampling">Flexible Sampling general guidance</a>. </p> <h2 id="doorways" data-text="Doorway abuse" tabindex="-1">Doorway abuse</h2> <p> Doorway abuse is when sites or pages are created to rank for specific, similar search queries. They lead users to intermediate pages that are not as useful as the final destination. Examples of doorway abuse include: </p> <ul> <li>Having multiple websites with slight variations to the URL and home page to maximize their reach for any specific query</li> <li>Having multiple domain names or pages targeted at specific regions or cities that funnel users to one page</li> <li>Generating pages to funnel visitors into the actual usable or relevant portion of a site</li> <li>Creating substantially similar pages that are closer to search results than a clearly defined, browseable hierarchy</li> </ul> <h2 id="expired-domains" data-text="Expired domain abuse" tabindex="-1">Expired domain abuse</h2> <p> Expired domain abuse is where an expired domain name is purchased and repurposed primarily to manipulate search rankings by hosting content that provides little to no value to users. Illustrative examples include, but are not limited to: </p> <ul> <li>Affiliate content on a site previously used by a government agency</li> <li>Commercial medical products being sold on a site previously used by a non-profit medical charity</li> <li>Casino-related content on a former elementary school site</li> </ul> <h2 id="hacked-content" data-text="Hacked content" tabindex="-1">Hacked content</h2> <p> Hacked content is any content placed on a site without permission, due to vulnerabilities in a site's security. Hacked content gives poor search results to our users and can potentially install malicious content on their machines. Examples of hacking include: </p><ul> <li><b>Code injection</b>: When hackers gain access to your website, they might try to inject malicious code into existing pages on your site. This often takes the form of malicious JavaScript injected directly into the site, or into iframes.</li> <li><b>Page injection</b>: Sometimes, due to security flaws, hackers are able to add new pages to your site that contain spammy or malicious content. These pages are often meant to manipulate search engines or to <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/106318" class="external-link">attempt phishing</a>. Your existing pages might not show signs of hacking, but these newly-created pages could harm your site's visitors or your site's performance in search results.</li> <li><b>Content injection</b>: Hackers might also try to subtly manipulate existing pages on your site. Their goal is to add content to your site that search engines can see but which may be harder for you and your users to spot. This can involve adding <a href="#hidden-text-and-links">hidden links or hidden text</a> to a page by using CSS or HTML, or it can involve more complex changes like <a href="#cloaking">cloaking</a>.</li> <li><b>Redirects</b>: Hackers might inject malicious code to your website that redirects some users to harmful or spammy pages. The kind of redirect sometimes depends on the referrer, user agent, or device. For example, clicking a URL in Google Search results could redirect you to a suspicious page, but there is no redirect when you visit the same URL directly from a browser.</li> </ul> <p> Here are our tips on <a href="https://web.dev/articles/hacked" class="external-link">fixing hacked sites</a> and avoiding being hacked. </p> <h2 id="hidden-text-and-links" data-text="Hidden text and link abuse" tabindex="-1">Hidden text and link abuse</h2> <p> Hidden text or link abuse is the practice of placing content on a page in a way solely to manipulate search engines and not to be easily viewable by human visitors. Examples of hidden text or link abuse include: </p> <ul> <li>Using white text on a white background</li> <li>Hiding text behind an image</li> <li>Using CSS to position text off-screen</li> <li>Setting the font size or opacity to 0</li> <li>Hiding a link by only linking one small character (for example, a hyphen in the middle of a paragraph)</li> </ul> <p> There are many web design elements today that utilize showing and hiding content in a dynamic way to improve user experience; these elements don't violate our policies: </p> <ul> <li>Accordion or tabbed content that toggle between hiding and showing additional content</li> <li>Slideshow or slider that cycles between several images or text paragraphs</li> <li>Tooltip or similar text that displays additional content when users interact with over an element</li> <li>Text that's only accessible to screen readers and is intended to improve the experience for those using screen readers</li> </ul> <h2 id="keyword-stuffing" data-text="Keyword stuffing" tabindex="-1">Keyword stuffing</h2> <p> Keyword stuffing refers to the practice of filling a web page with keywords or numbers in an attempt to manipulate rankings in Google Search results. Often these keywords appear in a list or group, unnaturally, or out of context. Examples of keyword stuffing include: </p> <ul> <li>Lists of phone numbers without substantial added value</li> <li>Blocks of text that list cities and regions that a web page is trying to rank for</li> <li>Repeating the same words or phrases so often that it sounds unnatural. For example: <blockquote> Unlimited app store credit. There are so many sites that claim to offer app store credit for $0 but they're all fake and always mess up with users looking for unlimited app store credits. You can get limitless credits for app store right here on this website. Visit our unlimited app store credit page and get it today!</blockquote> </li> </ul> <h2 id="link-spam" data-text="Link spam" tabindex="-1">Link spam</h2> <p> Link spam is the practice of creating links to or from a site primarily for the purpose of manipulating search rankings. The following are examples of link spam: </p> <ul> <li>Buying or selling links for ranking purposes. This includes: <ul> <li>Exchanging money for links, or posts that contain links</li> <li>Exchanging goods or services for links</li> <li>Sending someone a product in exchange for them writing about it and including a link</li> </ul> </li> <li>Excessive link exchanges ("Link to me and I'll link to you") or partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking</li> <li>Using automated programs or services to create links to your site</li> <li>Requiring a link as part of a Terms of Service, contract, or similar arrangement without allowing a third-party content owner the choice of <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links">qualifying the outbound link</a></li> <li>Text advertisements or text links that don't block ranking credit</li> <li>Advertorials or native advertising where payment is received for articles that include links that pass ranking credit, or links with optimized anchor text in articles, guest posts, or press releases distributed on other sites. For example: <blockquote>There are many <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">wedding rings</a> on the market. If you want to have a <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">wedding</a>, you will have to pick the <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">best ring</a>. You will also need to <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">buy flowers</a> and a <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">wedding dress</a>.</blockquote> </li> <li>Low-quality directory or bookmark site links</li> <li>Keyword-rich, hidden, or low-quality links embedded in widgets that are distributed across various sites</li> <li>Widely distributed links in the footers or templates of various sites</li> <li>Forum comments with optimized links in the post or signature, for example: <blockquote>Thanks, that's great info!<br>- Paul<br><a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">paul's pizza</a> <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">san diego pizza</a> <a href="https://www.example.com/" class="external-link">best pizza san diego</a></blockquote></li> <li>Creating low-value content primarily for the purposes of manipulating linking and ranking signals</li> </ul> <p> Google does understand that buying and selling links is a normal part of the economy of the web for advertising and sponsorship purposes. It's not a violation of our policies to have such links as long as they are <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links">qualified</a> with a <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links#nofollow"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">rel="nofollow"</code></a> or <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links#sponsored"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">rel="sponsored"</code></a> attribute value to the <code translate="no" dir="ltr"><a></code> tag. </p> <h2 id="machine-generated-traffic" data-text="Machine-generated traffic" tabindex="-1">Machine-generated traffic</h2> <p> Machine-generated traffic (also called <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/86640" class="external-link">automated traffic</a>) refers to the practice of sending automated queries to Google. This includes scraping results for rank-checking purposes or other types of automated access to Google Search conducted without express permission. Machine-generated traffic consumes resources and interferes with our ability to best serve users. Such activities violate our spam policies and the <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" class="external-link">Google Terms of Service</a>. </p> <h2 id="malware-and-malicious-behaviors" data-text="Malware and malicious practices" tabindex="-1">Malware and malicious practices</h2> <p> Google checks to see whether websites host malware or unwanted software that negatively affects the user experience. </p> <p> <a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/malware#what_is_malware">Malware</a> is any software or mobile application specifically designed to harm a computer, a mobile device, the software it's running, or its users. Malware exhibits malicious behavior that can include installing software without user consent and installing harmful software such as viruses. Site owners sometimes don't realize that their downloadable files are considered malware, so these binaries might be hosted inadvertently. </p> <p> <a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/malware#what-is-unwanted-software">Unwanted software</a> is an executable file or mobile application that engages in behavior that is deceptive, unexpected, or that negatively affects the user's browsing or computing experience. Examples include software that switches your home page or other browser settings to ones you don't want, or apps that leak private and personal information without proper disclosure. </p> <p> Site owners should make sure they don't violate the <a href="https://www.google.com/about/company/unwanted-software-policy.html" class="external-link">Unwanted Software Policy</a> and <a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/security/malware#guidelines">follow our guidelines</a>. </p> <h2 id="misleading-functionality" data-text="Misleading functionality " tabindex="-1">Misleading functionality </h2> <p> Misleading functionality refers to the practice of intentionally creating sites that trick users into thinking they would be able to access some content or services but in reality can't. Examples of misleading functionality include: </p> <ul> <li>A site with a fake generator that claims to provide app store credit but doesn't actually provide the credit</li> <li>A site that claims to provide certain functionality (for example, PDF merge, countdown timer, online dictionary service), but intentionally leads users to deceptive ads rather than providing the claimed services</li> </ul> <h2 id="scaled-content" data-text="Scaled content abuse" tabindex="-1">Scaled content abuse</h2> <p> Scaled content abuse is when many pages are generated for the primary purpose of manipulating search rankings and not helping users. This abusive practice is typically focused on creating large amounts of unoriginal content that provides little to no value to users, no matter how it's created. </p> <p> Examples of scaled content abuse include, but are not limited to: </p> <ul> <li>Using generative AI tools or other similar tools to generate many pages without adding value for users</li> <li>Scraping feeds, search results, or other content to generate many pages (including through automated transformations like synonymizing, translating, or other obfuscation techniques), where little value is provided to users</li> <li>Stitching or combining content from different web pages without adding value</li> <li>Creating multiple sites with the intent of hiding the scaled nature of the content</li> <li>Creating many pages where the content makes little or no sense to a reader but contains search keywords</li> </ul> <p> If you're hosting such content on your site, <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share">exclude it from Search</a>. </p> <h2 id="scraped-content" data-text="Scraping" tabindex="-1">Scraping</h2> <p> Scraping refers to the practice of taking content from other sites, often through automated means, and hosting it with the purpose of manipulating search rankings. Examples of abusive scraping include: </p> <ul> <li>Republishing content from other sites without adding any original content or value, or even citing the original source</li> <li>Copying content from other sites, modify it only slightly (for example, by substituting synonyms or using <a href="#scaled-content">automated techniques</a>), and republish it</li> <li>Reproducing content feeds from other sites without providing some type of unique benefit to the user</li> <li>Creating sites dedicated to embedding or compiling content, such as videos, images, or other media from other sites, without substantial added value to the user</li> </ul> <h2 id="sneaky-redirects" data-text="Sneaky redirects" tabindex="-1">Sneaky redirects</h2> <p> Redirecting is the act of sending a visitor to a different URL than the one they initially requested. Sneaky redirecting is the practice of doing this maliciously in order to either show users and search engines different content or show users unexpected content that does not fulfill their original needs. Examples of sneaky redirects include: </p> <ul> <li>Showing search engines one type of content while redirecting users to something significantly different</li> <li>Showing desktop users a normal page while redirecting mobile users to a completely different spam domain</li> </ul> <p> While sneaky redirection is a type of spam, there are many legitimate, non-spam reasons to redirect one URL to another. Examples of legitimate redirects include: </p> <ul> <li>Moving your site to a new address</li> <li>Consolidating several pages into one</li> <li>Redirecting users to an internal page once they are logged in</li> </ul> <p> When examining if a redirect is sneaky, consider whether or not the redirect is intended to deceive either the users or search engines. 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Such third-party pages include sponsored, advertising, partner, or other third-party pages that are typically independent of the main site's purpose. </p> <p> Examples of site reputation abuse include, but are not limited to: </p> <ul> <li>An educational site hosting a page about reviews of payday loans written by a third-party that distributes the same page to other sites across the web, with the main purpose of manipulating search rankings</li> <li>A medical site hosting a third-party page about "best casinos" that's designed primarily to manipulate search rankings by taking advantage of the medical site's ranking signals</li> <li>A movie review site hosting third-party pages about topics that would be confusing to users to find on a movie review site (such as "ways to buy followers on social media sites", the "best fortune teller sites", and the "best essay writing services"), where the purpose is to manipulate search rankings</li> <li>A sports site hosting a page written by a third-party about "workout supplements reviews", where the main purpose of hosting the page is to manipulate search rankings</li> <li>A news site hosting coupons provided by a third-party where the main reason for publishing the coupons on the news site is to capitalize on the news site's reputation</li> </ul> <p> If you're hosting pages that violate this policy, <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share">exclude that third-party content from Search indexing</a>. </p> <p> Examples that are <b>NOT</b> considered site reputation abuse include: </p> <ul> <li>Wire service or press release service sites</li> <li>News publications that have syndicated news content from other news publications</li> <li>Sites designed to allow user-generated content, such as a forum website or comment sections</li> <li>Columns, opinion pieces, articles, and other work of an editorial nature</li> <li>Third-party content (for example, "advertorial" or "native advertising" type pages) where the purpose is to share content directly to readers (such as through promotion within the publication itself), rather than hosting the content to manipulate search rankings</li> <li>Embedding third-party ad units throughout a page or using affiliate links throughout a page, with <a href="#link-spam">links treated appropriately</a></li> <li>Coupons that are sourced directly from merchants and other businesses that serve consumers</li> </ul> <h2 id="thin-affiliate-pages" data-text="Thin affiliation" tabindex="-1">Thin affiliation</h2> <p> Thin affiliation is the practice of publishing content with product affiliate links where the product descriptions and reviews are copied directly from the original merchant without any original content or added value. </p> <p> Affiliate pages can be considered thin if they are a part of a program that distributes its content across a network of affiliates without providing additional value. 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