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For significant sites that have improved their response times, there is a form in the Search Console help center that allows you to request that the Googlebot team manually increase the crawl rate. This option is faster than automatic adjustments but is not guaranteed.
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TL;DR
Google offers a form to request a manual increase in crawl rate for sites that have improved their performance. It's faster than automatic adjustments, but not guaranteed. An interesting tool for SEOs aiming for quicker indexing.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Comment puis-je accéder au formulaire de demande ?
Le formulaire est disponible dans le centre d'aide de Google Search Console.
Mon site sera-t-il obligatoirement crawlé plus fréquemment après ma demande ?
Non, Google ne garantit pas l'augmentation du crawl rate malgré votre demande.
Quels critères doivent être remplis pour que ma demande aboutisse ?
Votre site doit démontrer un bon temps de réponse et des améliorations significatives en performance.
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