Official statement
Web Stories must be linked from significant pages on the site for Google to understand their importance. They need to contain sufficient textual content as they are indexed like normal HTML pages, despite their visual nature.
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TL;DR
Web Stories need to be linked from important pages to perform well. They require textual content for optimized indexing. They are not just visual.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Les Web Stories peuvent-elles être indexées sans contenu textuel ?
Dans une certaine mesure, oui, mais elles risquent d'être moins bien classées par Google.
Pourquoi doubler une Web Story de texte pour le SEO ?
Le texte permet une meilleure compréhension par Google, maximisant ainsi son potentiel d'indexation.
Qu'entend-on exactement par 'pages importantes' pour le maillage ?
Ce sont des pages ayant déjà une autorité établie et générant du trafic significatif.
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