Google: GoogleBot Won't Request Google Analytics & Many Other Ad Scripts When Crawling

Nov 19, 2019 - 7:44 am 2 by

Hedgehog Google Spikes

Martin Splitt of Google said on stage at SMX East that Google won't request Google Analytics and many other ad scripts when crawling your site. This saves in terms of resources and crawl efficiency. I asked Martin later on to list out all the things GoogleBot won't crawl specifically, because it is useful to know.

The only issue with that request is that it probably constantly changes and Google adds more and more to that list. But still, it is good to know in general that GoogleBot is not wasting its time accessing Google Analytics and other ad scripts when crawling.

Here is my tweet when I posted this while they were on stage:

Yes, I am quoting myself, quoting Martin Splitt.

This does not mean Google ignores these scripts when accessing page speed or other metrics. He just was talking about crawling and rendering - not ranking.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 17, 2025

Sep 17, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Discover Tests Showing X Posts From Just Your Followers?

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:51 am
Other Search Engines

OpenAI Updates Search In ChatGPT: Factuality, Shopping & Formatting

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Google: Searchers Want AI Summaries Over Links

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Maps

Google Business API Q&A Feature Going Away November 3 (Changes Coming?)

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google Ads

New Google Merchant Center Suspension Video Verification

Sep 17, 2025 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Did Google Just Confirm The Weekend Google Algorithm Update?