How do search engine bots decide which pages to crawl and how do I optimize my budget for that?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do search engine bots decide which pages to crawl and how do I optimize my budget for that?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central crawl budget management large sites crawl capacity crawl demand official documentation Google ↗
Bing Webmaster crawl control crawl budget URL discovery official documentation Google ↗
- Crawl Budget Management | Google Crawling Infrastructure | Crawling infrastructure | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- What Crawl Budget Means for Googlebot | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Troubleshoot Google Search Crawling Errors | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Open Search Console · search.google.com
- Explore Screaming Frog · screamingfrog.co.uk
- Explore Semrush · semrush.com
- Explore Cloudflare · cloudflare.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Search Central crawl budget management large sites crawl capacity crawl demand official documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Bing Webmaster crawl control crawl budget URL discovery official documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |