Google: Noindexed Pages Do Not Impact Crawl Budget via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Search Relations team confirms that noindexed pages don’t adversely impact a website’s crawl budget, no matter how many a site has.
This topic is addressed not once but thrice during the November 2022 edition of Google’s SEO office-hours Q&A session.
Google Search Advocates John Mueller and Gary Illyes take turns answering three similar questions from people concerned they have too many noindexed pages on their sites.
From Mueller’s and Illyes’ responses, we learn there’s no such thing as “too many” indexed pages. Further, unless your website has over a million pages, there’s no need to worry about crawl budget.
Here’s a quick recap of each question and answer.