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Google Search Central · Essentials

Google’s published technical requirements, spam policies and core practices for content in Search.

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Digital marketing · International

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When it helps

Check published technical requirements and policies before assessing an SEO claim.

How to start

Use the documentation to examine technical conditions and content practices for Google Search. Distinguish crawler access, index eligibility and actual visibility in results.

Limits to keep in mind

Following guidance guarantees neither indexing nor a particular rank. Structured data and AI-oriented files are not citation guarantees.

Check before using

Three points to record with the decision.

  1. 01

    Googlebot access and page HTTP response.

  2. 02

    Useful content and practices to avoid.

  3. 03

    Search Console observations and page context.

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Source and verification

Google Search Central · Essentials — primary source. Link checked . The checklist is editorial guidance; link availability does not guarantee completeness or suitability.

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