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Google currently describes JavaScript web-app processing as three main phases: crawling, rendering, and indexing.
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- Understand the JavaScript SEO basics | Google Search Central
Google · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-19
“Google processes JavaScript web apps in three main phases: Crawling Rendering Indexing” — Section "How Google processes JavaScript"
- SEO Guide for Web Developers | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers
Google · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-19
“To learn more about how Google handles JavaScript when crawling, rendering, and indexing, see the following video.” — lines 154-158
- JavaScript SEO & Rendering: How Google Handles JS [2026]
SEO Kreativ · retrieved 2026-08-19
“Google describes three phases: crawling, rendering, indexing.” — Key Takeaway box
- JavaScript SEO: How to Optimize JS for Search Engines
Semrush · retrieved 2026-08-19
“Google processes JS in three phases: Crawling Rendering Indexing” — Section "How Does Google Crawl and Index JavaScript?"
Release: seo-geo-product-v0.3 · Phase Two freeze: P2-CORE300-FINAL-v1.0 · Generated: 2026-08-23T08:01:40Z