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How Google Search crawls pages
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About this video
How does Google Search crawl pages? This walk-through goes from finding URLs to fetching and rendering them, and explains what Googlebot is and why sitemaps can help.
Good to know: Short official introduction
Why watch it
Google's own short walk through crawling, from finding URLs to fetching and rendering. It also explains what Googlebot is and why sitemaps help. Good if you are new to the topic.
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