Official statement
It's common for almost all websites to have a large number of URLs that are crawled but not indexed. Google does not guarantee the indexing of all the pages it crawls.
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(5 years ago)
⚠ A more recent statement exists on this topic
Are robots.txt and XML sitemaps now officially linked together?
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TL;DR
Google crawls many URLs, but not all of them are indexed. Indexing is not automatic even after crawling. Low-quality pages or those deemed similar are at risk of not being indexed.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Qu'est-ce que le crawl budget ?
C'est la quantité de pages qu'un moteur peut et veut crawler sur votre site dans une période donnée.
Comment améliorer mes chances d'indexation ?
Concentrez-vous sur la qualité du contenu, éliminez les duplications et optimisez pour les mots-clés pertinents.
Quelle est la différence entre crawl et indexation ?
Le crawl est l'exploration de votre site par Googlebot, tandis que l'indexation est l'inclusion de vos pages dans le moteur de recherche de Google.
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