Technical checks
Pagination checks
Pagination loops can trap crawlers. Fix rel=prev/next implementation. You’ll find 11 checks in this group.
| State | Evidence | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Found | PaginationOriginal page and available evidence recorded | Audit |
| Reviewed | Decision recordedA person checked the target and proposed value | Human |
| Checked | Public page readLive result recorded separately | Netrix |
All checks in this group
Open a check to see what triggered it and what to do next.
Pagination Loop
Pagination loops can trap crawlers. Fix rel=prev/next implementation.
First Page Of A Paginated Series
This page starts a paginated series: it declares rel="next" and no rel="prev". Recorded so the series is visible in the crawl; nothing here needs fixing.
Non-Indexable Pagination
Paginated pages should be indexable unless intentionally blocked. Check robots directives.
Pagination Sequence Error
Pagination should follow a logical sequence. Check rel="next" and rel="prev" tags.
Page Within A Paginated Series
This page declares rel="prev", so it follows another page in a series. Recorded so the series is visible in the crawl; nothing here needs fixing.
Page Declares Pagination
This page declares rel="prev" or rel="next". Recorded so the paginated parts of the site are visible in the crawl; nothing here needs fixing.
Non-200 Pagination URLs
Pagination URLs return non-200 status codes. Fix broken pagination links.
Multiple Pagination URLs
The document declares next or previous more than once across HTML and HTTP Link headers. Check for duplicate or conflicting destinations. These annotations are optional and Google no longer uses rel=next/prev for indexing; keep sequential anchor links crawlable regardless of annotation choice.
Unlinked Pagination URLs
Pagination pages exist but are not linked from the pagination sequence.
Pagination URL Not in Anchor
Pagination should be implemented with proper anchor tags for crawlability.
Self-Referencing Pagination
Point optional next/previous annotations to the appropriate adjacent page, or remove the incorrect annotation. Google no longer uses rel=next/prev for indexing; this detects an inconsistent declared relationship, not a Google indexing failure. Preserve crawlable sequential anchor links.