Official statement
Using nofollow on internal links to pages with high link density or noindex pages can be tested to optimize the crawl budget. Google will not penalize this practice.
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TL;DR
Google does not impose penalties for using nofollow on internal links to pages with a high link density or noindex pages. Experimenting with this practice may improve your crawl budget. A new SEO approach to consider.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Le nofollow sur les liens internes est-il sûr ?
Google ne pénalise pas l'utilisation du nofollow sur certains liens internes. C'est sûr dans les cas spécifiés.
Quel impact sur le PageRank interne ?
Cela peut potentiellement limiter le passage du PageRank, mais aussi optimiser le crawl budget.
Peut-on revenir en arrière si cela ne fonctionne pas ?
Oui, retirer le nofollow est possible, mais surveillez les changements de crawling durant la période d'essai.
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