TLDR

  • Today's HDR Update for 16 April, 2024
  • 1) Google Explains Index Selection During A Core Update
  • 2) Google: Indexing & Algorithm Updates Are Independent
  • 3) Google Crawl Budget Is Allocated By Hostname

Google provides insights into its core update process, emphasizing that index selection operates independently from algorithm updates. This distinction sheds light on how Google manages its crawl budget, allocating resources based on hostname. Understanding these mechanisms offers webmasters valuable insights into optimizing their sites for improved visibility and performance in search results.

Google Explains Index Selection During A Core Update

Google's Gary Illyes answers a question about what happens to index selection and canonicalization during a core update. Google's Gary Illyes answered by stating that the postulated statement is erroneous and offering an analogy to explain how the two items work. Gary explicitly addresses the index selection process (in which Google decides what goes into the index) and canonicalization (determining which URL represents the webpage when there are duplicates).

Source Url: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-explains-index-selection-during-a-core-update/513731/

Google: Indexing & Algorithm Updates Are Independent

Google reiterated that its indexing technologies are fully independent of its ranking improvements, such as the core update. Google's Gary Illyes stated that indexing, canonicalization, and other "systems are independent" of core upgrades.

The truth is, this is not news; Google has stated this countless times. In 2016, Gary Ilyes stated that crawl rate spikes before/during upgrades are a hoax and do not work in that manner. In 2022, John Mueller stated that useful content changes do not result in crawling spikes. However, Google has been quoted as claiming the reverse at times.

Source Url: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-indexing-core-updates-are-independent-37215.html

Google Crawl Budget Is Allocated By Hostname

Google gives every hostname its own allocated crawl budget. So that means each domain, subdomain, etc has its unique crawl budget.

John Mueller from Google responded, saying, "They're independent." Then former Googler, Pedro Dias wrote, "Afaik, it's allocated set by hostname, right? So, even within the same domain, several subdomains might have their crawl-rate limits."

Gary Illyes from Google confirmed this statement to be true, replying, "correct."

Source Url: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-allocates-crawl-budget-by-hostname-37224.html

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