Official statement
Even after 1 year of redirection and complete transfer of signals, Googlebot continues to request the old URL. This is normal: Google periodically checks for new content or whether the redirect is still active. This crawl is independent of the PageRank transfer.
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TL;DR
Googlebot continues to crawl old URLs even after a redirect to check for activity or detect changes. This process does not involve the transfer of PageRank.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Est-ce normal que Google continue de crawler apres une redirection ?
Oui, Googlebot vérifie si la redirection est toujours active et explore d'eventuelles mises à jour.
La redirection affecte-t-elle le PageRank ?
Non, le processus de crawl est independant du transfer de PageRank.
Quel impact sur le budget de crawl ?
Les anciennes URLs peuvent influencer le crawl budget si elles sont revisitées fréquemment.
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