Fast sites get indexed immediately. Slow servers waste crawl budget while competitors capture traffic.
While your JS waits in Google's rendering queue, competitors with server-rendered content are already indexed and capturing traffic.
60-70% of Google traffic now comes via Discover feed. Fast, crawlable content wins the feed algorithm.
DigidayCitation Is the New Click
| Crawler | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| GPTBot | Powers ChatGPT's web browsing and research mode |
| Googlebot Gemini | Google's AI features |
| ClaudeBot | Enterprise AI adoption, research tools |
| Bingbot | Windows, Office, Edge integration |
CTR drops 34-89% when AI answers first. Rankings mean nothing if users never click.
Search Engine JournalAI crawlers don't execute JavaScript. No pre-rendered HTML means no citations.
But you can be the source they cite. Be indexed first with ready HTML.
EdgeComet renders your articles as clean HTML the moment they publish, serves them instantly to every crawler, and keeps your archives accessible.
Article published, EdgeComet renders, cached in seconds. When Googlebot arrives, no JS rendering queue delay. Your competitors with slower websites or client-side rendering wait in line.
Serve full content to Googlebot (per Google's guidelines), maintain paywall for users. Configurable per bot, per content type. SEO visibility without leaking content.
Fast cache responses improve Core Web Vitals. Clean HTML without JS bloat. Meet Discover's performance requirements without AMP. Unlock 60-70% of your Google traffic.
Pre-render evergreen content for crawlers. Crawlable pagination for archives. Efficient crawl budget usage. Long-tail SEO value recovered.
API invalidation triggers cache purge on publish. Short TTLs for breaking news, longer for archives. Stale cache fallback ensures bots always get content, never 5xx errors.
WordPress, Drupal, headless CMS, custom builds. No code changes required. CDN/reverse proxy integration (CloudFlare, NGINX, HAProxy). Deploy in front of existing infrastructure.
First to index = first in Top Stories. Capture traffic before competitors. Your reporting, your audience.
Be the source AI cites. Maintain brand visibility even without clicks. Convert the high-intent users who do click through.
Meet performance requirements. Access 60-70% of Google's publisher traffic. No AMP required.
Maintain paywall for users. Keep search visibility for bots. Both revenue streams intact.
| Aspect | Without EdgeComet | With EdgeComet |
|---|---|---|
| JS content when crawlers arrive | Delays in rendering queue | Ready instantly |
| Archives | Drop out of index | Stay ranked |
| AI crawlers | See empty shells | Full content for citation |
| Discover performance | Core Web Vitals issues | Optimized for Discover |
| AI citations | Competitors get cited | You're the cited source |
| Zero-click value | No value captured | Brand authority built |
Make your JavaScript content visible to search engines and AI crawlers.