In short
The attention search engines spend crawling a site during a given period.
On small sites it is rarely the first SEO constraint, but on large, messy, or frequently changing sites it can matter.
Where it bites
Crawl budget matters when shipping speed starts hiding fragility. It gives the team a way to separate acceptable trade-offs from future incidents.
What to check
- What would break if shipped today?
- Where is the rollback path?
- Which shortcut is now a named debt item?
Common questions
What is Crawl budget?
The attention search engines spend crawling a site during a given period.
Why does Crawl budget matter?
Crawl budget matters when shipping speed starts hiding fragility. It gives the team a way to separate acceptable trade-offs from future incidents.
What should you check first for Crawl budget?
What would break if shipped today? Where is the rollback path? Which shortcut is now a named debt item?