Official statement
It is possible to block the indexing of paged pages (page 2 and beyond) if Google can discover all detail pages through other crawl paths on the site. Otherwise, paged pages must remain crawlable and indexable.
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Should You Really Block the GoogleOther Crawler in Your Robots.txt?
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TL;DR
Google states that you can block the indexing of paged pages if all content is accessible by other means. Otherwise, they should remain crawlable.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Peut-on bloquer toutes les pages paginées ?
Non, seulement si leur contenu est accessible via d'autres chemins.
Que faire si les pages de détail ne sont pas accessibles autrement ?
Elles doivent rester crawlables et indexables.
Qu'est-ce qu'un chemin de crawl ?
C'est une route que les bots suivent pour découvrir et indexer le contenu de votre site.
Le maillage interne a-t-il un impact ici ?
Oui, un bon maillage aide à l'accessibilité des pages et à un crawl efficace.
Pourquoi Google parle-t-il de pages paginées ?
Parce qu'elles peuvent affecter le crawl budget et la visibilité si mal gérées.
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