You Can Opt Out Of Google Read Aloud Via nopagereadaloud Meta Tag

Nov 19, 2021 - 7:05 am 0 by

Google Nopagereadaloud

Google added to its help docs an explanation on how to opt out of Google Read Aloud with a meta tag, although the meta tag is not new. Google also clarified in those help docs the crawling behavior of the user agent.

Again, the useargent for google-read-aloud is not new, it is from 2019 or older. But I think it is different from the speakable markup, because Google said in the help doc that the google-speakr agent is an older version of the user agent that is now deprecated. Its new name is Google-Read-Aloud, so I wonder what is up with Speakable markup, last we heard it is not dead yet and the speakable markup doc is still active.

In any event, Google added details on how to prevent Google Read Aloud from accessing your content saying "To prevent paywalled content from being read aloud, use structured data for subscription and paywalled content. Make sure the isAccessibleForFree property is set to False. To opt out of Google Read Aloud completely, use the nopagereadaloud meta tag:

click for full size

Google also added a section for the crawl frequency and behavior of Google Read Aloud. Google said Google Read Aloud is triggered by a user request. Google Read Aloud conserves bandwidth by caching page results, but you may still see multiple requests for a given page. Google Read Aloud is not a web crawler: it is activated upon user request, and it doesn't follow links. A user request for listening to a web page may or may not result in page visits, depending on whether the page has been fetched recently.

The meta tag for nopagereadaloud is old, has been around for a while - Google is just clarifying how to use it in its help documents for about a year.

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: February 13, 2025

Feb 13, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Search Faster By About 60 Milliseconds

Feb 13, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Customer Match Lists To Have 540 Days Expiration Date

Feb 13, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Change For Weaker Than Expected Growth

Feb 13, 2025 - 7:31 am
Yahoo Search Engine

Yahoo Search AI Answers Now Showing Link Sources

Feb 13, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google

Google Search Snippet Showing Future Date: Bug Or Feature?

Feb 13, 2025 - 7:11 am
Previous Story: GoogleBot Spider Name: Crawley