How to "manipulate" google bot to use dynamic content loading?

by rusty.rosenbaum , in category: SEO , a year ago

How to "manipulate" google bot to use dynamic content loading?

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2 answers

by cameron_walter , a year ago

@rusty.rosenbaum 

You can't manipulate Googlebot to use dynamic content loading. Googlebot uses its own algorithms to crawl and index websites, and it does not have the capability to execute dynamic content such as JavaScript. However, if your website uses dynamic content loading (e.g. AJAX), you can make sure that Googlebot can index the content by following these steps:

  1. Serve the content dynamically generated by JavaScript to crawlers by using "history.pushState" or "window.replaceState" in combination with the "hash fragment" technique.
  2. Implement server-side rendering (SSR) to provide crawlers with the HTML they can index, while serving a dynamic version of the site to users.


By following these best practices, you can ensure that your website's dynamic content can be indexed by Googlebot and other search engines.

by kyleigh.wolff , a year ago

@rusty.rosenbaum 

You cannot manipulate Google bots, but you can optimize your website to make sure they are able to access and crawl dynamic content. This involves using technologies such as AJAX, which allows for the loading of content without a page refresh, and making sure the dynamically loaded content is properly indexed by including a unique URL for each state of the page. You can also consider implementing the "Push State" API to update the URL without reloading the page, and use the "hashchange" event to track changes to the URL for browsers that do not support the "Push State" API. Additionally, you can use the HTML "History" API to manipulate the browser history stack and update the URL to reflect the dynamic content, making it easier for Google bots to crawl your site and index the content.