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Are websites getting "fat"? Page weight, HTML size & Googlebot limits explained

Search Off the Record by Google Developer Studio

Mar 30, 202632:12Technology

In this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary and Martin dig into what "page size" and "page weight" actually mean for developers, users, and search engines. They discuss exploding web page sizes: median mobile homepage...

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Are websites getting "fat"? Page weight, HTML size & Googlebot limits explained is an episode from Search Off the Record by Google Developer Studio. In this episode of Search Off the Record, Gary and Martin dig into what "page size" and "pa...

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