Ways optimize crawl budget?

[Annie_P]

What are the best ways to optimize crawl budget for a large website?

[Rachel S]

From my experience, the first step is cleaning up duplicate and thin content. It just wastes crawl time. Use canonical tags or consolidate similar pages so Google focuses on your real content. Keeping your site lean helps a lot.

[Sophia Rodriguez]

Agree with @Rachel S. Also, make sure your sitemap is clean

[Sofia da Silva]

Don’t forget about robots.txt. Blocking low-value sections (like /tags/, /filters/, etc.) can save a lot of crawl budget. I usually check crawl stats in GSC to spot what’s being crawled too often.

[Marc_AccuWebHosting]

Some great points have already been shared. I’d just add that crawl budget is really about helping search engines focus on your most important pages. Make sure high-value pages are easy to reach through internal links and sitemaps, while blocking crawl traps like filters or duplicates. For a clear step-by-step approach, this guide can help