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Google's systems are very responsive in reducing the crawl rate when response time problems occur, but they are much slower to restore it once the problem is fixed. Generally, you need to wait a week or more after improving response times to see the crawl rate return to normal.
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TL;DR
Google reacts quickly to lower the crawl rate during response time issues, but the recovery is much slower. For SEOs, this means that even after fixing the issue, it can take a week or more to return to normal.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Combien de temps prend généralement le rétablissement du crawl rate après correction ?
Environ une semaine ou plus.
Pourquoi Google réduit-il immédiatement le crawl rate lors de problèmes ?
Pour protéger les ressources du serveur et optimiser l'efficacité de son exploration.
Peut-on influencer la rapidité de restauration du crawl rate ?
Indirectement, en résolvant rapidement les problèmes et en prouvant la stabilité des améliorations.
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