Guidelines for sites with explicit content
If your site hosts explicit or adult content, you can help Google understand the nature of your site and content,…
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Learn how to determine if your site is being incorrectly flagged as explicit in Google Search results, and how to…
Crawl Budget: When It Matters and When It Does Not
Crawl rate and crawl demand, why most sites can ignore both, and what to do when yours cannot.
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Reading what Search Console reports, and separating errors that matter from ones that are working as intended.
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Check to see if your site is on Google and learn how to make your content more visible in Google…
Crawling and indexingGoogle Crawlers and How to Verify Them
Which user agents Google operates, and how to confirm a request claiming to be Googlebot really is.
Crawling and indexingHow Google Interprets robots.txt
Matching rules, wildcards, precedence and the size limit, the details that decide whether your file does what you think.
Ranking and search appearanceImage Metadata, Licensing and Attribution
IPTC metadata, licensable image results and keeping credit attached to your work.
Crawling and indexingMobile-First Indexing
Google indexes the mobile version. What that means for content parity and markup.
SEO fundamentalsOptimising for AI Features in Search
What actually changes when answers are generated rather than listed, and what does not change at all.
Reading Third-Party SEO Tool Scores Correctly
Why tool metrics are estimates, and how to use them without being misled.
Crawling and indexingRemoving Outdated Content You Do Not Control
When the page has changed or gone but Google still shows the old version.
Ranking and search appearanceSchema Markup Testing Tool
Use the Rich Result Test to see what Google results can be generated for your pages and the schema markup…
Monitoring and debuggingSearch Operators for Diagnosis
Using Google itself to inspect what is indexed, and reading the results correctly.
Site-specific guidesSensitive Content and SafeSearch
How Google classifies adult content, and what to do about incorrect flags.
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A full-screen tappable format with its own requirements and its own policy set.
SupportGoogle Search crawling and indexing FAQ
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SupportAbout the Google European Search Dataset Licensing Program
Recipients can express interest in participating in the Google European Search Dataset Licensing Program. This page gives an overview of…
Debugging your pages
If you need to debug a website, there are several useful web debugging tools. Explore this guide for tips on…
Google Search DMA access conditions
In response to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation, this page sets out Google Search's general conditions of access for…
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Google SEO Office Hours is where Googlers from the Search Quality team answer questions around Google Search, websites, and the…
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My website is in English and Swahili. The English pages are almost always indexed but not the Swahili ones, why?…
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How does Google handle incremental CMS migration and hreflang? John: Corinna asks: We are migrating to a new CMS. We…
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If you find information that appears to be spam, phishing, or malware, you can report it. Follow this guide to…
SupportSite appearance in Google Search results FAQ
Review answers to frequently asked questions we hear about how to change your website appearance in Google Search results.
SupportSite position in Google Search results FAQ
Read through our list of answers to questions we hear the most regarding your website's position in Google Search results.
SupportTennessee SB2262 (2026): How small business owners can receive notifications from Google…
If you're a small business owner in Tennessee, learn how you can receive notifications from Google Search about removed or…
SupportUsing the Google Search Status Dashboard
The Google Search Status Dashboard provides status information on the systems that power Google Search. Learn about how the Search…
Case studiesHow Wix generated value for their users by integrating stats and functionality…
Learn how Wix integrated Google APIs into its platform to make it easier for their users to analyze their performance…
Case studiesEventbrite boosted traffic 100% with the events search experience on Google
Learn how Eventbrite added Event structured data to their pages and increased their organic traffic.
Case studiesJobrapido more than tripled its organic traffic though the job experience on…
Learn how Jobrapido added structured data to their jobs pages and increased their organic traffic.
How large images in Discover improved CTR and increased visits to publisher…
Learn how having large images in Discover on Google can improve click through rate and increase visits to publishers sites.
Case studiesMonster India listed jobs on Google Search, leading to 94% increase in…
Learn how Monster India added structured data to their jobs pages and increased their organic traffic on job details pages.
Case studiesMX Player boosted organic traffic 3x by maximizing video discoverability on Google
Learn how MX Player boosted their organic traffic on Google by adding structured data and optimizing their video indexing.
Case studiesRakuten increased time on site 1.5x with the recipe search experience on…
Learn how adding structured data to recipe pages improved Rakuten's user experience and increased average session duration.
Case studiesSaramin increased organic Search traffic 2x by investing in SEO
Learn how an investment in SEO and implementing applicable structured data can improve user experience and increase organic traffic on…
Case studiesHow Vidio brought more locally relevant video-on-demand (VOD) content to Indonesian users…
Learn how Vidio, an Indonesian OTT media service, increased their video clicks and impressions on Google Search by implementing VideoObject…