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/search/docs/fundamentals/do-i-need-seo" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/fundamentals/do-i-need-seo" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Do you need an SEO?</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-started" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/fundamentals/get-started" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-started" ><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Maintaining your site's SEO</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-started-developers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /search/docs/fundamentals/get-started-developers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" 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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One of those users is a search engine, which helps people discover your content. SEO—short for search engine optimization—is about helping search engines understand your content, and helping users find your site and make a decision about whether they should visit your site through a search engine. </p> <p> The <a href="/search/docs/essentials">Search Essentials</a> outline the most important elements of what makes your website eligible to appear on Google Search. While there's no guarantee that any particular site will be added to Google's index, sites that follow the <b>Search Essentials are more likely to show up in Google's search results</b>. SEO is about taking the next step and <b>working on improving your site's presence in Search</b>. This guide will walk you through some of the most common and effective improvements you can do on your site. </p> <p> There are no secrets here that'll automatically rank your site first in Google (sorry!). In fact some of the suggestions might not even apply to your business, but following the best practices will hopefully make it easier for search engines (not just Google) to crawl, index, and understand your content. </p> <h2 id="hsw" data-text="How does Google Search work?" tabindex="-1">How does Google Search work?</h2> <p> Google is a fully automated search engine that uses programs called crawlers to explore the web constantly, looking for pages to add to our index. You usually don't need to do anything except publish your site on the web. In fact, the vast majority of sites listed in our results are found and added automatically as we crawl the web. If you're hungry for more, we have documentation about how <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/how-search-works">Google discovers, crawls, and serves web pages</a>. </p> <aside class="key-point"> <b>Short on time or not feeling adventurous?</b> You might consider hiring a professional. <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/do-i-need-seo">Here's what to consider</a>. </aside> <h2 id="how-long-must-i-wait" data-text="How long until I see impact in search results?" tabindex="-1">How long until I see impact in search results?</h2> <p> Every change you make will take some time to be reflected on Google's end. Some changes might take effect in a few hours, others could take several months. In general, you likely want to wait a few weeks to assess whether your work had beneficial effects in Google Search results. Keep in mind that not all changes you make to your website will result in noticeable impact in search results; if you're not satisfied with your results and your business strategies allow it, try iterating with the changes and see if they make a difference. </p> <h2 id="find" data-text="Help Google find your content" tabindex="-1">Help Google find your content</h2> <p> Before you actually do anything mentioned in this section, check if Google has already found your content (maybe you don't need to do anything!). Try searching on Google for your site with the <code translate="no" dir="ltr"><a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/all-search-site">site: search operator</a></code>. If you see results pointing to your site, you're in the index. For example, a search for <code translate="no" dir="ltr">site:wikipedia.org</code> returns <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=site:wikipedia.org" class="external-link">these results</a>. If you don't see your site, check out the <a href="/search/docs/essentials/technical">technical requirements</a> to make sure there's nothing technically preventing your site from showing in Google Search, and then come back here. </p> <p> Google primarily finds pages through links from other pages it already crawled. In many cases, these are other websites that are linking to your pages. Other sites linking to you is something that happens naturally over time, and you can also encourage people to discover your content by <a href="#promoting">promoting your site</a>. </p> <p> If you're open to a little technical challenge, you could also <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview">submit a sitemap</a>—which is a file that contains all the URLs on your site that you care about. Some content management systems (CMS) may even do this automatically for you. However this isn't required, and you should first focus on making sure <a href="#promoting">people know about your site</a>. </p> <h3 id="check-if-google-can-see" data-text="Check if Google can see your page the same way a user does" tabindex="-1">Check if Google can see your page the same way a user does</h3> <p> When Google crawls a page, it should ideally <a href="/search/blog/2014/05/understanding-web-pages-better">see the page the same way an average user does</a>. For this, Google needs to be able to access the same resources as the user's browser. If your site is hiding important components that make up your website (like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS" class="external-link">CSS</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript" class="external-link">JavaScript</a>), Google might not be able to understand your pages, which means they might not show up in search results or rank well for the terms you're targeting. </p> <p> If your pages have different information depending on the user's physical location, make sure you're satisfied with the information that Google sees from its crawler's location, which is generally the US. </p> <p> To check how Google sees your page, use the <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9012289" class="external-link">URL Inspection Tool in Search Console</a>. </p> <h3 id="dont-want-a-page-in-googles-search-results" data-text="Don't want a page in Google's search results?" tabindex="-1">Don't want a page in Google's search results?</h3> <p> It might be important for you to opt out your site as a whole or sections of it from appearing in search results. For example, you might not want your posts about your new embarrassing haircut to show up in search results. Google supports various ways that lets you opt out of crawling and indexing of your URLs. If you need to block some files, directories, or even your whole site from Google Search, check out our guide about <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/control-what-you-share#how-to-block-content">ways to prevent content from appearing in search results</a>. </p> <h2 id="organize" data-text="Organize your site" tabindex="-1">Organize your site</h2> <p> When you're setting up or redoing your site, it can be good to organize it in a logical way because it can help search engines and users understand how your pages relate to the rest of your site. Don't drop everything and start reorganizing your site right now though: while these suggestions can be helpful long term (especially if you're working on a larger website), search engines will likely understand your pages as they are right now, regardless of how your site is organized. </p> <h3 id="use-descriptive-urls" data-text="Use descriptive URLs" tabindex="-1">Use descriptive URLs</h3> <p> Parts of the URL can be displayed in search results as breadcrumbs, so users can also use the URLs to understand whether a result will be useful for them. </p> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" direction="ltr" viewBox="0 0 750 300" aria-labelledby="descriptive-url"> <title id="descriptive-url">An illustration that shows a text result in Google Search with callouts that label specific visible URL visual elements, including the domain and breadcrumb</title> <image width="100%" y="10%" xlink:href="/search/docs/images/text-result.png"></image> <line x1="200" y1="120" x2="200" y2="300" stroke="#ffba00" stroke-width="4px"></line> <foreignObject x="210" y="260" width="300" height="50"> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery#domain">Domain</a></p> </foreignObject> <line x1="330" y1="20" x2="330" y2="110" stroke="#ffba00" stroke-width="4px"></line> <foreignObject x="340" y="0" width="300" height="50"> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="/search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery#breadcrumb">Breadcrumb</a></p> </foreignObject> </svg> <p> Google learns breadcrumbs automatically based on the words in the URL, but you can also influence them with <a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/breadcrumb">structured data</a> if you like a technical challenge. Try to include words in the URL that may be useful for users; for example: </p> <p><code translate="no" dir="ltr">https://www.example.com/pets/cats.html</code></p> <p>A URL that only contains random identifiers is less helpful for users; for example:</p> <p><code translate="no" dir="ltr">https://www.example.com/2/6772756D707920636174</code></p> <h3 id="group-topically" data-text="Group topically similar pages in directories" tabindex="-1">Group topically similar pages in directories</h3> <img src="/static/search/docs/images/grouping-pages-in-directories.png" class="attempt-right" width="280" alt="An illustration of how to group pages in directories"> <p> If you have more than a few thousand URLs on your site, how you organize your content may have effects on how Google crawls and indexes your site. Specifically, using directories (or folders) to group similar topics can help Google learn how often the URLs in individual directories change. </p> <p> For example, consider the following URLs: </p> <p> <code translate="no" dir="ltr">https://www.example.com/policies/return-policy.html</code> </p> <p> <code translate="no" dir="ltr">https://www.example.com/promotions/new-promos.html</code> </p> <p> The content in the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">policies</code> directory seldomly changes, however the content in the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">promotions</code> directory likely changes very often. Google can learn this information and crawl the different directories at different frequencies. To learn more about search-friendly site structures, check out our <a href="/search/docs/specialty/ecommerce/help-google-understand-your-ecommerce-site-structure">guide for ecommerce sites</a>, for which a good URL structure is more important as they tend to be larger. </p> <h3 id="reduce-duplicate-content" data-text="Reduce duplicate content" tabindex="-1">Reduce duplicate content</h3> <p> Some websites show the same content under different URLs, which is called <i><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization">duplicate content</a></i>. Search engines choose a single URL (the <i>canonical</i> URL) to show users, per piece of content. </p> <p> Having duplicate content on your site is not a violation of our spam policies, but it can be a bad user experience and search engines might waste crawling resources on URLs that you don't even care about. If you're feeling adventurous, it's worth figuring out if you can <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls">specify a canonical version</a> for your pages. But if you don't canonicalize your URLs yourself, Google will try to automatically do it for you. </p> <p> When working on canonicalization, try to ensure that each piece of content on your site is only accessible through one individual URL; having two pages that contain the same information about your promotions can be a confusing user experience (for example, people might wonder which is the right page, and whether there's a difference between the two). </p> <p> If you have multiple pages that have the same information, try setting up a <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/301-redirects">redirect</a> from non-preferred URLs to a URL that best represents that information. If you can't redirect, use the <code translate="no" dir="ltr"><a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls">rel="canonical"</a></code> <code translate="no" dir="ltr">link</code> element instead. But again, don't worry too much about this; search engines can generally figure this out for you on their own most of the time. </p> <h2 id="make-your-site-interesting" data-text="Make your site interesting and useful" tabindex="-1">Make your site interesting and useful</h2> <p> Creating content that people find compelling and useful will likely influence your website's presence in search results more than any of the other suggestions in this guide. While "compelling and useful content" can mean different things to different people, content like this generally shares some common attributes, such as:</p> <ul> <li><b>The text is easy-to-read and well organized</b>: Write content naturally and make sure the content is well written, easy to follow, and free of spelling and grammatical mistakes. Break up long content into paragraphs and sections, and provide headings to help users navigate your pages. </li> <li><b><a href="/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies#scraped-content">The content is unique</a></b>: When you're writing new content, don't copy others' content in part or in its entirety: create the content yourself based on what you know about the topic. Don't just rehash what others already published. </li> <li><b>The content is up-to-date</b>: Check in on previously published content and update it as needed, or even delete it if it's not relevant anymore. </li> <li><b>The content is <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content">helpful, reliable, and people-first</a>:</b> Be sure that you're writing content that your readers will find helpful and reliable. For example, providing expert or experienced sources can help people understand your articles' expertise. </li> </ul> <h3 id="expect-search-terms" data-text="Expect your readers' search terms" tabindex="-1">Expect your readers' search terms</h3> <p> Think about the words that a user might search for to find a piece of your content. Users who know a lot about the topic might use different keywords in their search queries than someone who is new to the topic. For example, some users might search for "charcuterie", while others might search for "cheese board". Anticipating these differences in search behavior and writing with your readers in mind could produce positive effects on how your site performs in search results. </p> <p>However, don't worry if you don't anticipate every variation of how someone might seek your content. Google's language matching systems are sophisticated and can understand how your page relates to many queries, even if you don't explicitly use the exact terms in them. </p> <h3 id="distracting-ads" data-text="Avoid distracting advertisements" tabindex="-1">Avoid distracting advertisements</h3> <p> While ads are a part of the internet and are meant to be seen by users, don't let them become overly distracting or prevent your users from reading your content. For example, advertisements, or <a href="/search/docs/appearance/avoid-intrusive-interstitials">interstitial pages</a> (pages displayed before or after the content you're expecting) that make it difficult to use the website. </p> <h3 id="link-to-relevant-resources" data-text="Link to relevant resources" tabindex="-1">Link to relevant resources</h3> <p> Links are a great way to connect your users and search engines to other parts of your site, or relevant pages on other sites. In fact, the vast majority of the new pages Google finds every day are through links, making links a crucial resource you need to consider to help your pages be discovered by Google and potentially shown in search results. Additionally, links can also add value by connecting users (and Google) to another resource that corroborates what you're writing about. </p> <img src="/static/search/docs/images/link-to-relevant-resources.png" style="display:block;margin:auto;" width="500" alt="An illustration that shows how one web page is linking to other relevant resources"> <h4 id="good-link-text" data-text="Write good link text" tabindex="-1">Write good link text</h4> <p> <i>Link text</i> (also known as <i>anchor text</i>) is the text part of a link that you can see. This text tells users and Google something about the page you're linking to. With <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable#write-good-anchor-text">appropriate anchor text</a>, users and search engines can easily understand what your linked pages contain before they visit. <img src="/static/search/docs/images/what-is-link-text.png" style="display:block;margin:auto;" width="600" class="attempt-right" alt="An illustration that shows text part of a link"> </p> <h4 id="link-when-you-need-to" data-text="Link when you need to" tabindex="-1">Link when you need to</h4> <p> Links can provide more context on a topic, both for users and search engines, which may help demonstrate your knowledge on a topic. However when you're linking to pages outside of your control, for example content on other sites, make sure you trust the resource you're linking to. If you can't trust the content and you still want to link to them, add a <a href="/search/docs/crawling-indexing/qualify-outbound-links"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">nofollow</code> or similar annotation</a> to the link to avoid search engines associating your site with the site you're linking to. This helps avoid potential negative consequences in your rankings in Google Search. </p> <p> If you're accepting user-generated content on your site, such as forum posts or comments, make sure every link that's posted by users has a <code translate="no" dir="ltr">nofollow</code> or similar annotation automatically added by your CMS. Since you're not creating the content in this case, you likely don't want your site to be blindly associated with the sites users are linking to. This can also help discourage spammers from abusing your website. </p> <h2 id="control-how-your-site-looks" data-text="Influence how your site looks in Google Search" tabindex="-1">Influence how your site looks in Google Search</h2> <div class="video-wrapper"> <devsite-video video-id="IosyvXjQvlw"> </devsite-video> </div> <p> A typical Google Search results page consists of a <a href="/search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery">few different visual elements</a> that you can influence to help users decide whether they should visit your site through those search results. In this section, we're focusing on the <i>title link</i> and the <i>snippet</i> because these are the more visually significant elements. </p> <h3 id="titles" data-text="Influence your title links" tabindex="-1">Influence your title links</h3> <p> The <i>title link</i> is the headline part of the search result and it can help people decide which search result to click. There are a few sources that Google uses to generate this title link, including the words inside the <code translate="no" dir="ltr"><title></code> element (also called the title text) and other headings on the page. This title text can also be used for the title that's shown in browsers and bookmarks. </p> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" direction="ltr" viewBox="0 0 800 250" aria-labelledby="svg-title-link"> <title id="svg-title-link">An illustration of a text result in Google Search, with a highlighted box around the title link part</title> <image xlink:href="/search/docs/images/blank-title-link.png" y="0%" width="100%"></image> <foreignObject x="55" y="64" width="600" height="80"> <p style="font: var(--devsite-h2-font)" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_oil" class="external-link">How to make your own chili oil</a></p> </foreignObject> </svg> <aside class="note"><b>If you use a CMS</b>, you might not need to do anything technical to your titles, beyond just focusing on writing good titles. Most CMSes can automatically turn the titles you write into a <code translate="no" dir="ltr"><title></code> element in the HTML. </aside> <img src="/static/search/docs/images/titles-on-page-html.png" width="700" style="display:block;margin:auto;" alt="An illustration of how title text looks on a web page, and then how it looks in the HTML"> <p> You can influence the title links in Search by writing good titles: a good title is unique to the page, clear and concise, and accurately describes the contents of the page. For example, your title could include the name of your website or business, other bits of important information like the physical location of the business, and maybe some information about what the particular page has to offer for users. Our <a href="/search/docs/appearance/title-link">documentation about title links</a> has more tips about how to create good titles and how to influence your site's search results' title links. </p> <h3 id="snippets" data-text="Control your snippets" tabindex="-1">Control your snippets</h3> <p> Below the title link, a search result typically has a description of the target page to help users decide whether they should click the search result. This is called a <i>snippet</i>. </p> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" direction="ltr" viewBox="0 0 800 300" aria-labelledby="svg-snippet"> <title id="svg-snippet">An illustration of a text result in Google Search, with a highlighted box around the snippet part</title> <image xlink:href="/search/docs/images/blank-snippet.png" y="10%" width="100%"></image> <foreignObject x="55" y="140" width="680" height="65"> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Learn how to cook eggs with this complete guide in less than 5 minutes. We cover all the methods, including sunny side up, boiled, and poached.</p> </foreignObject> </svg> <p> The snippet is sourced from the actual content of the page the search result is linking to, thus you have complete control over the words that can be used to generate the snippet. Occasionally the snippet may be sourced from the contents of the meta description tag, which is typically a succinct, one- or two-sentence summary of the page. A good meta description is short, unique to one particular page, and includes the most relevant points of the page. Check out our tips for <a href="/search/docs/appearance/snippet#meta-descriptions">writing good meta descriptions</a> for more inspiration. </p> <h2 id="images" data-text="Add images to your site, and optimize them" tabindex="-1">Add images to your site, and optimize them</h2> <p> Many people search visually, and images can be how people find your website for the first time. For example, if you have a recipe blog, people might find your content by searching for "fruit tart recipes" and browsing photos of various types of fruit tarts. </p> <p> As you add images to your site, make sure that people and search engines can find and understand them. </p> <h3 id="add-images-near-text" data-text="Add high-quality images near relevant text" tabindex="-1">Add high-quality images near relevant text</h3> <p> When you use high quality images, you give users enough context and detail to decide which image best matches what they were looking for. For example, if people are looking for "daisies" and come across a rogue edelweiss in search results, a higher quality image would help them distinguish the type of flower. </p> <p> Use images that are sharp and clear, and place them near text that's relevant to the image. The text that's near images can help Google better understand what the image is about and what it means in context to your page. </p> <p> For example, if the page is reviewing yarn shops in London, then it would make sense to embed one of your photos of the yarn shop in the section that details the location, description, and review information for that yarn shop. This helps Google and users associate the image with text that provides more context to what the page is about. </p> <h3 id="add-descriptive-alt-text-to-the-image" data-text="Add descriptive alt text to the image" tabindex="-1">Add descriptive alt text to the image</h3> <p> Alt text is a short, but descriptive piece of text that explains the relationship between the image and your content. It helps search engines understand what your image is about and the context of how your image relates to your page, so writing <a href="/search/docs/appearance/google-images#descriptive-alt-text">good alt text</a> is quite important. You can add this to your HTML with the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">alt</code> attribute of the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">img</code> element, or your CMS may have an easy way to specify a description for an image when you're uploading it to your site. Learn more about <a href="/search/docs/appearance/google-images#descriptive-alt-text">how to write good alt text</a>, and how to add it to your images. </p> <h2 id="videos" data-text="Optimize your videos" tabindex="-1">Optimize your videos</h2> <p> If your website includes pages that are primarily about individual videos, people may also be able to discover your site through video results in Google Search. Many of the best practices for images and text also apply to videos: </p> <ul> <li>Create high-quality video content, and embed the video on a standalone page, near text that's relevant to that video.</li> <li>Write descriptive text in the titles and description fields of a video (the title of a video is still a title, and so you can apply the best practices for writing titles here too).</li> </ul> <p> If your site is particularly video-focused, then continue reading about more things you can do to <a href="/search/docs/appearance/video">optimize your videos for search engines</a>. </p> <h2 id="promoting" data-text="Promote your website" tabindex="-1">Promote your website</h2> <p> Effectively promoting your new content will lead to faster discovery by those who are interested in the same subject, and also by search engines. You can do this in many ways: </p> <ul> <li>Social media promotion</li> <li>Community engagement</li> <li>Advertisement, both offline and online</li> <li>Word of mouth, and many other methods</li> </ul> <p> One of the <a href="https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2012/global-trust-in-advertising-and-brand-messages-2/" class="external-link">most effective and lasting ways</a> is word of mouth: that is, people familiar with your site tell their friends about it, who in turn visit your site. This can take time, and usually you need to invest some time and effort in other practices first, such as community engagement. Our friends over at Google for Creators have excellent resources about <a href="https://creators.google/en-us/content-creation-guides/audience-engagement/" class="external-link">building and engaging your audience</a>. </p> <p> Putting effort into the offline promotion of your company or site can also be rewarding. For example, if you have a business site, make sure its URL is listed on your business cards, letterhead, posters, and other materials. With their permission, you could also send out recurring newsletters to your audience letting them know about new content on your website. </p> <p> As with everything in life, you can overdo promoting your site and actually harm it: people may get fatigued of your promotions, and search engines may perceive some of the practices as <a href="/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies">manipulation of search results</a>. </p> <h2 id="focusing" data-text="Things we believe you shouldn't focus on" tabindex="-1">Things we believe you shouldn't focus on</h2> <p> As SEO has evolved, so have the ideas and practices (and at times, misconceptions) related to it. What was considered best practice or top priority in the past may no longer be relevant or effective due to the way search engines (and the internet) have developed over time. </p> <p> To help you focus on the things that are actually important when it comes to SEO, we collected some of the most common and prominent topics we've seen circulating the internet. In general, our message on these topics is that you should do what's best for your business area; we will elaborate on a few specific points here: </p> <table class="columns fixed responsive"> <tr> <td class="hidden"></td> <td> <dl> <dt> Meta keywords </dt> <dd> Google Search <a href="/search/blog/2009/09/google-does-not-use-keywords-meta-tag">doesn't use the keywords meta tag</a>. </dd> <dt> Keyword stuffing </dt> <dd> Excessively repeating the same words over and over (even in variations) is tiring for users, and <a href="/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies#keyword-stuffing">keyword stuffing is against Google's spam policies</a>. </dd> <dt> Keywords in the domain name or URL path </dt> <dd> <p>When picking the name of your site, do what's best for your business. Users will use this name to find you, so we recommend following general marketing best practices. From a ranking perspective, the keywords in the name of the domain (or URL path) alone have hardly any effect beyond appearing in <a href="/search/docs/appearance/visual-elements-gallery#breadcrumb">breadcrumbs</a>. </p> <p> And while still on the topic of domain names: the TLD (the domain name ending like ".com" or ".guru") only matters if you're targeting a specific country's users, and even then it's usually a low impact signal. For example, if you're trying to sell Dutch cheese to people searching from Switzerland, it makes some sense (both from business and <a href="/search/docs/specialty/international/managing-multi-regional-sites#geotargeting">SEO point of view</a>) to use a .ch domain name. Otherwise Google Search doesn't care which TLD you're using (whether it's a .com or .org or .asia).</p> </dd> <dt> Minimum or maximum content length </dt> <dd> The length of the content alone doesn't matter for ranking purposes (there's no magical word count target, minimum or maximum, though you probably want to have at least one word). If you are varying the words (writing naturally to not be repetitive), you have more chances to show up in Search simply because you are using more keywords. </dd> </dl> </td> <td> <dl> <dt> Subdomains versus subdirectories </dt> <dd> From a business point of view, do whatever makes sense for your business. For example, it might be easier to manage the site if it's segmented by subdirectories, but other times it might make sense to partition topics into subdomains, depending on your site's topic or industry. </dd> <dt> PageRank </dt> <dd> While <a href="/search/docs/appearance/ranking-systems-guide#link-analysis">PageRank</a> uses links and is one of the fundamental algorithms at Google, there's much more to Google Search than just links. We have many ranking signals, and PageRank is just one of those. </dd> <dt> Duplicate content "penalty" </dt> <dd> If you have some content that's accessible under multiple URLs, it's fine; don't fret about it. It's inefficient, but it's not something that will cause a manual action. <a href="/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies#scraped-content">Copying others' content, however, is a different story.</a> </dd> <dt> Number and order of headings </dt> <dd> <p> Having your headings in semantic order is fantastic for screen readers, but from Google Search perspective, it doesn't matter if you're using them out of order. The web in general is not valid HTML, so Google Search can rarely depend on semantic meanings hidden in the HTML specification. </p> <p> There's also no magical, ideal amount of headings a given page should have. However, if you think it's too much, then it probably is. </p> </dd> <dt> Thinking E-E-A-T is a ranking factor </dt> <dd> <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content#eat">No, it's not.</a> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> <h2 id="next-steps" data-text="Next steps" tabindex="-1">Next steps</h2> <ul> <li><b>Get started with Search Console</b>: Setting up a Search Console account helps you monitor and optimize how your website performs on Google Search. Learn how to <a href="/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-console-start">set up your account and what reports to check out first</a>. </li> <li><b>Maintain your website's SEO over time</b>: Learn more about <a href="/search/docs/fundamentals/get-started">managing your site's presence in the long term</a>, including more in-depth SEO tasks and scenarios, such as preparing for a site move, or managing a multi-lingual site.</li> <li><b>Enhance how your site looks in Google Search results</b>: Valid <a href="/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/intro-structured-data">structured data</a> on your pages also makes your pages eligible for many special features in Google Search results, including review stars, carousels, and more. 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