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Search Off the Record

Rendering JavaScript for Google Search

Jul 11, 2024
Zoe Clifford from Google Search joins the podcast to discuss rendering JavaScript for Google Search. They talk about how Google deals with JavaScript sites, the importance of DOM, challenges in rendering, hidden JavaScript keywords, managing errors in web development, and testing website rendering for Googlebot.
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Quick takeaways

  • Rendering is crucial for accurately indexing web pages for search engines like Google.
  • Implementing structured data using JavaScript requires careful error handling to maintain webpage stability.

Deep dives

Exploring the World of Rendering and Website Building

The podcast delves into the intricacies of rendering and website development, specifically focusing on the importance of JavaScript in building web pages. Zoe Clifford from the rendering team sheds light on how JavaScript, HTML, and CSS work together to create dynamic web content. The discussion highlights the significance of the Document Object Model (DOM) in reflecting a browser's view of a page at runtime. Rendering is emphasized as a crucial process in indexing web page contents accurately for search engines like Google.

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