Google Introduces New Crawler To Optimize Googlebot’s Performance

April 21, 2023

Google has recently introduced a new web crawler called “GoogleOther,” designed to alleviate strain on Googlebot, its primary search index crawler. The addition of this new crawler will ultimately help Google optimize and streamline its crawling operations. In a LinkedIn post, Google Search Analyst Gary Illyes shares more details. Dividing Responsibilities Between Googlebot & GoogleOtherThe main purpose of the new GoogleOther crawler is to take over the non-essential tasks currently performed by Googlebot. By doing so, Googlebot can now focus solely on building the search index utilized by Google Search.

The source of this news is from Search Engine Journal