Pagination Tags

Pagination tags historically referred to the rel="next" and rel="prev" HTML link attributes used to signal to Google that a series of pages (e.g., blog page 1, page 2, page 3) represent a single logical sequence. Google deprecated support for rel="next/prev" in 2019, recommending that webmasters ensure paginated content is accessible without depending on these tags.

Pagination handling is now managed through proper crawl path analysis using Screaming Frog and Ahrefs Site Audit, ensuring paginated URLs are internally linked and that the first page of a series is canonicalized appropriately. Google Search Console's Coverage report tracks indexing status of paginated pages.