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The deployment of Mobile-First Indexing (MFI) is now completely finished. Google continues to crawl some non-mobile-friendly sites with the desktop Googlebot, but this practice will gradually be minimized. Reevaluations will occur a few times a year.
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⏱ 31:03 💬 EN 📅 30/11/2023 ✂ 16 statements
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TL;DR

Mobile-First Indexing has been fully implemented. Google will reduce the use of the desktop Googlebot, impacting the crawling of non-mobile-friendly sites. SEOs must prioritize optimizing their sites for mobile.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Google utilisera-t-il encore le Googlebot desktop ?
Oui, mais son utilisation sera reduite au minimum necessaire. La priorte reste au Googlebot mobile.
Que se passe-t-il si mon site n'est pas adapte aux mobiles ?
Votre site risque de perdre en visibilite dans les resultats de recherche Google. Adaptez-le au plus vite.
Comment savoir si mon site est compatible mobile ?
Utilisez des outils comme le Google Mobile-Friendly Test pour obtenir un diagnostic de votre site.
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