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Google’s 15MB Googlebot Limit Is For Each Individual Subresources

Google has updated the Googlebot help document on crawling to clarify that the 15MB fetch size limit applies to each fetch of the individual subresources referenced in the HTML as well, such as JavaScript and CSS files.
Google initially added information about this 15MB limit several months ago, which caused a lot of concern in the SEO industry, so make sure to read that story.
The help document now reads:
Googlebot can crawl the first 15MB of an HTML file or supported text-based file. Each resource referenced in the HTML such as CSS and JavaScript is fetched separately, and each fetch is bound by the same file size limit. After the first 15MB of the file, Googlebot stops crawling and only considers the first 15MB of the file for indexing. The file size limit is applied on the uncompressed data. Other Google crawlers, for example Googlebot Video and Googlebot Image, may have different limits.
It previously read:
Googlebot can crawl the first 15MB of an HTML file or supported text-based file. Any resources referenced in the HTML such as images, videos, CSS, and JavaScript are fetched separately. After the first 15MB of the file, Googlebot stops crawling and only considers the first 15MB of the file for indexing. The file size limit is applied on the uncompressed data. Other Google crawlers may have different limits.
Gary added on LinkedIn, “PSA from my inbox: The 15MB resource fetch threshold applies on the JavaScript resources, too, so if your JavaScript files are larger than that, your site might have a bad time in Google Search. See googlebot.com for information about the fetch features and limitations. Yes, there are JavaScript resources out there that are larger than 15MB. No, it’s not a good idea to have JavaScript files that are that large.”
Here are some comments on early feedback from the SEO community on this:
Are you running into 15mb Don size? That’s quite a bit.
— johnmu is not a chatbot yet 🐀 (@JohnMu) March 19, 2023
The 15mb is just about fetching, it’s totally separate from the indexing side.
— johnmu is not a chatbot yet 🐀 (@JohnMu) March 19, 2023
Forum discussion at LinkedIn.
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Google Search Featured Snippets Tests Define Option On Words

Google is testing the ability to click on a word in a featured snippet within Google Search and define that word. You can also copy the word, if you want. I think this is a Google Search test and maybe not a Chrome test.
This was spotted by Punit who posted a video of this in action on Twitter, here is a screenshot of this video:
Here is the video embed:
Google added “define” option to know definition of selected Term (popup)
CC: @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/X2ungN8EeW— Punit (@Punit6008) May 30, 2023
The reason I think this is a Google Search test and not a Chrome test is because he lost his Google session and was not able to trigger it again. I can be wrong and this might be a Chrome test and not a Google Search test.
Google is also testing this in other areas of the search results:
Google SERP is testing define options for the definition of limited search terms. Define options are shown in featured snippets, people also ask, Sponsored ads, organic results description & Local business. Have you seen this.
cc- @rustybrick @JohnMu
For referance video- pic.twitter.com/4mKuZ7csRa
— Anuj thaker (@Anuj_Thaker03) May 31, 2023
🧵 cc- @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/RRsLsbgVhJ
— Khushal Bherwani (@b4k_khushal) June 1, 2023
Here Sharing with you some example including wikipedia pages, I doubt for chroma features, asking for Ctrl+Shift+X for select pic.twitter.com/JOx9DhLoJF
— Punit (@Punit6008) June 1, 2023
Forum discussion at Twitter.
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Google Says Don’t Pick Cheap Domain On TLDs Overrun With Spam

Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit, when it comes to SEO, do not pick a cheap domain on a TLD that is overrun with spam.
The question on Reddit was, “Does it matter for SEO if my site is .com / .site /or any other?” The individual added, “I still have the feeling that my site is not well indexed and wondering if the domain address can be the issue.”
John’s response makes it sound like the .site TLD is a spammy TLD that is a bit overrun by spammy sites.
So be careful which TLD you buy your new domain on, not all are equal.
How do you know which TLDs are spammy? Well, Spamhaus.org has a lot.
Forum discussion at Reddit.
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Google Working On AdSense & Google Analytics 4 Connector

Google posted an update that it is currently working on linking your Google AdSense account with your Google Analytics 4 property as it offers with Universal Analytics 3.
The update was posted in this AdSense help document at the top and reads, “Google Analytics 4 update: We’re currently working on an update to allow you to link your AdSense account with Google Analytics 4. We’ll let you know when it’s ready. In the meantime, we encourage you to continue making the switch to GA4.”
This was spotted by Charles Farina on Friday who posted this screenshot of it on Twitter:
Well, we got less than 30 days Google…
Forum discussion at Twitter.
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