Comment on Ask HN: Why don't websites have 'text only' backup versions?Comments−jessaustin11yIt used to be an SEO technique, to make sure that the important parts of a page rendered without javascript. I think the Google is now running javascript in its spider, so that is less of a factor now.−leni53611yWell that Google can index non-gracefully degrading sites is ok. How Google wants to rank these sites is an other interesting question.−juliangregorian11yPage load performance is actually one of Google's top signals for ranking nowadays.
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It used to be an SEO technique, to make sure that the important parts of a page rendered without javascript. I think the Google is now running javascript in its spider, so that is less of a factor now.
Well that Google can index non-gracefully degrading sites is ok. How Google wants to rank these sites is an other interesting question.
Page load performance is actually one of Google's top signals for ranking nowadays.