Official statement
The media attachment pages automatically generated by WordPress (an image with header/footer) are not considered problematic by Google. They do not negatively impact the overall quality of the site as they are generally not displayed in search results.
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TL;DR
Google claims that media attachment pages generated by WordPress pose no quality issues. These pages don't harm the site as they rarely appear in search results. There's no need to be concerned about them for now.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Les pages d'attachement média doivent-elles être désindexées?
Pas nécessairement, sauf si elles créent des problèmes SEO spécifiques.
Quel impact ont ces pages sur le budget de crawl?
Minimal. Elles n'affectent généralement pas significativement le crawl budget.
Une configuration spécifique est-elle requise sur WordPress?
Non, aucune configuration spéciale n'est nécessaire pour ces pages.
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