Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain SEO tools.

Software javascript JavaScript now mandatory for Google Search, Google confirms Static pages are gone, and SEO checking tools don't seem to work anymore By Alfonso Maruccia January 21, 2025 at 8: ...

Why JavaScript Can Be A Problem We know that to ingest information, Googlebot will discover a page, crawl it, parse and index it. For JavaScript, the crawler needs to “render” the code.