12 terms in this category. Plain-language definitions of the metrics, attributes, and patterns that matter to operators.
Google's set of user-experience metrics measuring loading performance, interactivity, and visual stability.
The number of pages a search engine will crawl on a site in a given time window, constrained by demand and capacity.
A Core Web Vitals metric quantifying unexpected visual layout shifts during page load and interaction.
The encrypted version of HTTP — a baseline ranking signal and trust requirement for modern websites.
Whether a page is technically eligible to be included in a search engine's index.
A Core Web Vitals metric measuring how quickly a page visually responds to user interactions.
A Core Web Vitals metric measuring when the largest visible content element finishes rendering.
Google's indexing approach that uses the mobile version of a site as the primary source for indexing and ranking.
A plain-text file at the site root that instructs crawlers which URLs they may or may not fetch.
Standardised markup that describes a page's content in a machine-readable format, enabling rich SERP features.
The time between a browser's request and the first byte of response — a foundational performance metric.
An XML file listing the URLs on a site that the owner wants search engines to discover and index.
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