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<p>To control your crawl budget, using robots.txt (disallow) is more effective as it prevents crawling right from the URL. On the other hand, noindex requires a crawl to be detected. However, implementing noindex can also reduce future crawls, so the choice really depends on your site's situation.</p>
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TL;DR
To manage your crawl budget effectively, it's better to use robots.txt. Noindex requires a crawl to be effective first. It all depends on your site's specific situation.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Est-ce que l'utilisation de robots.txt est préférable à noindex ?
Robots.txt est plus direct pour bloquer dès l'URL, mais noindex offre une finesse post-crawl.
Que faire si une page est accidentellement bloquée ?
Modifiez votre robots.txt et vérifiez les impacts rapidement dans les outils de gestion.
Peut-on utiliser les deux méthodes simultanément ?
Oui, selon les besoins du site, mais assurez-vous que cela ne gêne pas l'indexation désirée.
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