Google recently updated the documentation of its Google-Extended web crawler user agent, reflecting changes in product naming and clarifying the impact on search, which may be a concern for those who choose to block the crawler. The updated documentation offers clearer guidance on...
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Dozens of big brands have blocked GPTBot, OpenAI’s new web crawler
At least 69 of the most popular websites in the world have blocked GPTBot, the new web crawler OpenAI introduced Aug. 7, according to a new analysis. And the percentage of sites is increasing, according to a new analysis by AI content and plagiarism service Originality.ai. Why we care. To...
Google Adds New Crawler Named GoogleOther To Help Googlebot
Google has added a new crawler to its list of Google Crawlers and user agents, this one is named GoogleOther. It is described as a "generic crawler that may be used by various product teams for fetching publicly accessible content from sites."For example, it may be used for one-off crawls...
Google Introduces New Crawler To Optimize Googlebot’s Performance
Google has recently introduced a new web crawler called “GoogleOther,” designed to alleviate strain on Googlebot, its primary search index crawler. The addition of this new crawler will ultimately help Google optimize and streamline its crawling operations. Web crawlers, also known as...
Google explains the use cases for its different crawler types
Google has now added new details that explain the three categories its Google crawlers fall into, they include Googlebot, special-case crawlers and user-triggered fetchers. In addition, Google now lists a JSON formatted file containing the list of IP addresses each of these different...