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Crawl Frequency

Crawling frequency is a concept that describes how often a search engine crawler visits a specific page or site to check for changes. Important and frequently changing pages tend to be visited more frequently, and if content changes are reflected late in searches, you should check your crawl frequency.

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Crawling frequency can be affected by page importance, change frequency, internal links, site health, server response, etc. Important pages that change frequently may be visited more frequently.

A high crawl frequency is not always a good thing. This can put a strain on the server, and if many unimportant URLs are crawled, efficiency may decrease.

You can check crawler visit patterns by looking at Search Console's crawl statistics or server logs. If changes are not reflected in search, you should look at crawling and indexing status together.

Key takeaways

  • Describes the frequency of crawler visits.
  • It is related to page importance, change frequency, and server status.
  • This can be checked through log file analysis and crawling statistics.
  • It is linked to crawling budget and the speed at which changes appear in the index.

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Frequently asked questions

Why aren't recently edited pages reflected in search results?

This is the case when the crawling frequency is low or the index processing after crawling has not yet been completed. Check the most recent crawl date in the Search Console URL inspection tool and, if necessary, request a crawl yourself. If internal links on the page are strengthened or included in the sitemap, visit frequency can increase.

Is it possible to artificially increase the crawl frequency?

Direct control methods are limited. You can request crawling of individual URLs with a URL inspection tool, or indirectly by submitting a sitemap and strengthening internal links. Updating your page content frequently and making changes visible to crawlers tends to increase visit frequency.

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