Keep collection items discoverable with stable paginated URLs and crawlable links — Google generally does not click buttons to reveal every item.
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Infinite scroll and load more should enhance a collection that remains accessible through stable paginated URLs and crawlable links. Google generally discovers URLs in anchor href attributes and does not click buttons or trigger user actions to reveal every item.
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Google generally discovers URLs in anchor href attributes.
Do not canonicalize every paginated component to page one merely because the template is similar; that can conflict with the distinct items exposed on later pages. The canonical/duplicate decision for paginated components should follow the site's broader duplicate-control rules, not a default rule applied to pagination alone.
Google's current ecommerce guidance recommends sequential links and explains how JavaScript loading differs from crawlable pagination.
Google does not click buttons or trigger user actions to reveal every item in a collection.
A category shows 24 products in HTML and 600 only after button clicks. Analytics shows users can browse, but crawlers have no URLs for later sets. Add a stable component series and keep the enhanced interaction.
Taskcover's Technical SEO service validates pagination, infinite scroll, and load-more patterns against crawlability requirements.
Yes, if the collection remains accessible through stable, crawlable paginated URLs underneath the enhanced scroll interaction. Google does not click or scroll to reveal every item.
No. Doing so by default can conflict with the distinct items shown on later pages. The canonical decision should follow the site's broader duplicate-control rules.
If items are only revealed after a button click with no underlying crawlable URL, Google has no way to discover those items, since it does not trigger user actions.
Taskcover can audit your pagination, infinite scroll, and load-more patterns against Google's crawlability requirements.
Google Search Central · Accessed: July 13, 2026
Google Search Central · Accessed: July 13, 2026
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