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@AKCAC said in GoogleBot still crawling HTTP/1.1 years after website moved to HTTP/2:

Whole website moved to https://www. HTTP/2 version 3 years ago.
When we review log files, it is clear that - for the home page - GoogleBot continues to only access via HTTP/1.1 protocol

Robots file is correct (simply allowing all and referring to https://www. sitemap

Sitemap is referencing https://www. pages including homepage

Hosting provider has confirmed server is correctly configured to support HTTP/2 and provided evidence of accessing via HTTP/2 working

301 redirects set up for non-secure and non-www versions of website all to https://www. version

Not using a CDN or proxy

GSC reports home page as correctly indexed (with https://www. version canonicalised) but does still have the non-secure version of website as the referring page in the Discovery section. GSC also reports homepage as being crawled every day or so.

Totally understand it can take time to update index, but we are at a complete loss to understand why GoogleBot continues to only go through HTTP/1.1 version not 2
Possibly related issue - and of course what is causing concern - is that new pages of site seem to index and perform well in SERP ... except home page. This never makes it to page 1 (other than for brand name) despite rating multiples higher in terms of content, speed etc than other pages which still get indexed in preference to home page.
Any thoughts, further tests, ideas, direction or anything will be much appreciated!

t seems like you've taken several steps to ensure the correct protocol (HTTP/2) for your website, and it's puzzling that GoogleBot still accesses the home page via HTTP/1.1. A few additional suggestions:

Crawl Rate Settings: Check your Google Search Console (GSC) for crawl rate settings. Google might be intentionally crawling your site slowly.

Server Logs: Reanalyze server logs to confirm that GoogleBot is indeed accessing via HTTP/1.1 for the home page. This could help identify patterns or anomalies.

Mobile Usability: Ensure your home page is mobile-friendly. Google tends to prioritize mobile indexing.

Fetch and Render Tool: Use GSC's Fetch and Render tool to see how Google renders your home page. It might provide insights into how Google sees your page.

Structured Data and Markup: Ensure structured data and markup on your home page are correct and up-to-date.

Manual Submission: Consider manually requesting indexing for your home page through GSC.

Regarding the new pages performing well compared to the home page, it might be worth revisiting your on-page SEO elements and analyzing the competition for relevant keywords.

@AKCAC said in GoogleBot still crawling HTTP/1.1 years after website moved to HTTP/2:

Whole website moved to https://www. HTTP/2 version 3 years ago.

When we review log files, it is clear that - for the home page - GoogleBot continues to only access via HTTP/1.1 protocol

• Robots file is correct (simply allowing all and referring to https://www. sitemap

• Sitemap is referencing https://www. pages including homepage

• Hosting provider has confirmed server is correctly configured to support HTTP/2 and provided evidence of accessing via HTTP/2 working

• 301 redirects set up for non-secure and non-www versions of website all to https://www. version

• Not using a CDN or proxy

• GSC reports home page as correctly indexed (with https://www. version canonicalised) but does still have the non-secure version of website as the referring page in the Discovery section. GSC also reports homepage as being crawled every day or so.

Totally understand it can take time to update index, but we are at a complete loss to understand why GoogleBot continues to only go through HTTP/1.1 version not 2

Possibly related issue - and of course what is causing concern - is that new pages of site seem to index and perform well in SERP ... except home page. This never makes it to page 1 (other than for brand name) despite rating multiples higher in terms of content, speed etc than other pages which still get indexed in preference to home page.

Any thoughts, further tests, ideas, direction or anything will be much appreciated!

I'm encountering a similar problem with my website, prayerfulsoul.com. Despite diligently removing any links to non-reputable sites from every post, the spam score remains at 10%. I'm uncertain about the frequency of rescans and record updates, as there hasn't been a noticeable change in over a year despite my continuous efforts.

I'm encountering a similar problem with my website, https://prayerfulsoul.com/. Despite diligently removing any links to non-reputable sites from every post, the spam score remains at 10%. I'm uncertain about the frequency of rescans and record updates, as there hasn't been a noticeable change in over a year despite my continuous efforts.