What Google says about "alternates"

🎥 YouTube Videos 2

Can Web Stories really rank like traditional pages?

John Mueller 🎥 YouTube Dec 2020 ★★★

Les Web Stories sont des pages AMP canoniques (pas des alternates). Elles peuvent être indexées comme tout contenu normal. Elles s'affichent...

Do AMP errors really affect your Google ranking?

John Mueller 🎥 YouTube Dec 2020 ★★

Si Google détecte des erreurs AMP, les pages ne sont pas valides et ne seront pas gardées dans le cache AMP ni traitées comme alternates AMP...

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Are Web Stories really indexable like regular pages?

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Does lazy loading really harm your content's indexing by Google?

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How Can You Get Google to Index a New Page Quickly?

John Mueller Nov 2017 ★★★

Is lazy loading really essential to optimize your initial page weight and boost Core Web Vitals?

Martin Splitt Mar 2026 ★★

Why does Google index photo galleries with descriptive text better than isolated images?

John Mueller Aug 2025 ★★★

Does 100vh really cause indexation problems for your hero images?

Martin Splitt Jul 2025 ★★

Can You Really Trust Google's URL Inspection Tool Screenshots?

John Mueller Dec 2024 ★★★

Why does robots.txt actually block images and videos but not web pages?

Gary Illyes Jun 2022 ★★★

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