This change was made because the advice was "out of date" and Google handles JavaScript fine.

Google has removed a whole section from its JavaScript SEO documentation because it was outdated and Google says loading content with JavaScript does not make it hard for Google Search.

Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search. In ...

Over-reliance on JavaScript creates a blind spot for AI search crawlers. AI search crawlers reportedly can't read JavaScript, limiting your site's visibility. Server-side rendering and HTML-first ...

This morning, Google began sending out a new notification through the Google Search Console for websites that appear to be blocking their CSS and JavaScript assets. The new warning reads, “Googlebot ...