Is There Any Fixed Wait Time By Google To Snapshot Rendered Content
Posted On : June 19th, 2019 By : Dillip K Mohanty To : Technical SEOIn 2016, Screaming Frog twitted that according to their tests, the approximate wait time by Googlebot is 5 secs to take snapshots of rendered content.
Our tests indicate Googlebot is willing to wait (approx) 5 secs for their snapshot of rendered content btw. Needs to be in well before then.
— Screaming Frog (@screamingfrog) October 13, 2016
And recently on Twitter, Google’s John Mueller was asked whether this wait timing is true or not. In its reply, John said that Google doesn’t have a specific wait time as it can vary significantly for reasons like caching and also advised webmasters to increase their page speed as faster is always better for users.
We don't have a specific number on our side, since it can vary significantly for reasons like caching. 5 seconds sounds like a reasonable target, though of course faster is always better for users!
— 🍌 John 🍌 (@JohnMu) June 17, 2019
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