Official statement
When rendering fails and Googlebot encounters an empty page, it may incorrectly canonicalize it to other pages without content, including soft 404s. This occurs when critical resources do not load in time during the rendering process.
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Can Index Requests Actually Force Google to Change Your Page's Canonical URL?
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TL;DR
Is your render failing and Googlebot seeing an empty page? This can result in incorrect canonicalization to pages with no content or soft 404s. Make sure your critical resources load on time.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Pourquoi Googlebot considère-t-il ma page comme vide ?
Si des ressources critiques échouent à se charger, Googlebot peut voir la page comme vide.
Comment éviter une canonicalisation incorrecte ?
Assurez-vous que toutes les ressources critiques se chargent correctement lors du rendu.
Que faire en cas de soft 404 dû à un rendu échoué ?
Identifiez et corrigez les ressources qui ne se chargent pas pour éviter les erreurs de canonicalisation.
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