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What happend to the good'ol sitemap.xml? You'll probably find an npm package with lots of dependencies that'll generate that sitemap for you if that's what you need...
I’m failing to see how this isn’t just “hey look at my sitemap”!
> For websites with many short-lived pages like job postings or livestream videos, we recommend using the Indexing API instead of sitemaps because the Indexing API prompts Googlebot to crawl your pages sooner than updating the sitemap
This script abuses the Indexing API which is intended for job posting and other specific purposes. https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api/v3/qu... Use at your own risk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvYb2bdtT7A&t=422s
IME it will silently drop and ignore anything that is not relevant.
The annoying thing about this is that it will ruin this feature for everyone else. I, and many others, use this for requesting to index time sensitive content.
Yes and no. I mean, just because something gets indexed doesn't mean Google values it and is willing to expose its customers to it. The consistent problem with SEO is that most SEOs don't understand Google's business model. They don't understand Google is going to best serve its customers (i.e., those doing the search). SEOs (and their clients) need to understand that getting Google to index a turd isn't going to cha…
We must have been using a different Google over the past 3 years. It does this almost exclusively now.
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Yes and no. I mean, just because something gets indexed doesn't mean Google values it and is willing to expose its customers to it. The consistent problem with SEO is that most SEOs don't understand Google's business model. They don't understand Google is going to best serve its customers (i.e., those doing the search). SEOs (and their clients) need to understand that getting Google to index a turd isn't going to cha…
> Google is not interested in pointing its customers to turds. We must have been using a different Google over the past 3 years. It does this almost exclusively now.