Query parameters displayed in a URL

sakibkhan22197 · Post by **sakibkhan22197** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:00 am

Fragment identifier displayed in a URL
Google ignores snippet IDs . And it can't follow links that include snippet IDs. This means your paginated content might not be crawled by Google.

Instead, use query parameters . Query parameters are elements that are added to the end of a URL. They are search engine friendly and will allow them to crawl paginated content.

4. Deoptimize paginated pages
Deoptimizing paginated pages encourages search engines to display the main page (or root page) in search results.

Google treats paginated pages like regular pages, according to Google's John Mueller .

Which means your paginated pages could end up competing with your root page in search results.

And you'll probably want to send traffic to the root page, rather than a miscellaneous page in the middle of your paginated series.

To discourage search engines from indexing numbered pages, deoptimize your title tag (which often forms the clickable link in search results). One way to do this is to add "Page #" to the beginning of your title tag. Like this:

"Page 4" added to the beginning of a title tag
You can also deoptimize the H1 tag of each paginated page in a similar way to the above. The H1 tag is the main title of a web page:

H1 tag in the code (left) and on the website (right)
5. Avoid non-indexing of paginated pages
A "noindex" tag tells search engines not to index a page in search results. It can appear in the <head> section of a web page. And it can look like this

<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
You may be tempted to "noindex" paginated pages (to keep them out of search results).

But doing this can have unintended consequences. It could exclude pages that bring you traffic from search engines.

Instead, follow our tips above to deoptimize paginated pages and encourage search engines to index the root page.

Pagination alternatives
There are three alternatives to pagination:

Infinite scrolling
Load more
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Let's talk about each of them:

Infinite scrolling
Infinite scrolling is when content automatically loads as the user scrolls down the page.

It can increase user engagement as users do not need to click and wait for the content to load.

However, infinite scrolling can be detrimental to the user experience.

Because?

Because if users want to get to the bottom of cameroon phone number database your page (and access the footer), they might have to scroll for a while. This could lead to them getting frustrated and leaving your site.

And Google might not be able to access all the content behind an infinite scroll depending on how it's set up, according to Google's John Mueller . Which can negatively impact your pagination SEO efforts.

Load more
Load More buttons allow users to tap a button to load more content. This gives users more control over when they see new content, providing a balance compared to infinite scrolling.