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: SEO options for AJAX infinite scroll to encourage search engines to link to base url rather than paginated fallback I've recently updated a web site to use ajax infinite scroll techniques with

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I've recently updated a web site to use ajax infinite scroll techniques with a fallback to pagination when javascript isn't available.

John Mueller's scrollsample.appspot.com/items seems to be the go to example for how do infinite scroll and maintain good SEO.

Some challenges I'm experiencing imitating the 'items' model on my project:


This site is based upon showing time sensitive listings and is
updated on a daily basis. This means that what's on page 3 one day
isn't necessarily of page 3 the next day. Therefore having search
results pointing to example.com/page/3 isn't necessarily useful for
the user
scrolling upwards when initially landing on a page isn't exactly intuitive for our audience.
We've chosen a site design that doesn't include a fixed header.
Throwing a user directly to page 3 in the scroll would deprive
them of some of the context, and filter / search options we'd like
them to be presented with at top of page. The John Mueller "items" example, with
it's fixed header and footer does mean there is some context for
the user, but it isn't exactly very mobile friendly, and if it were that would
severely diminish screen space for content .


Are there other options for SEO
friendly infinite scroll outside of the John Mueller "items" example?

I feel this is probably a terrible idea, but the only thing I can think to do right now is to use javascript to redirect to the page 1 view if they come to the site via a search engine linking them to page 3.

TL:DR How can I get search engines to index all content on my infinite scroll ajax page, and have them link back only to the base url rather than the paginated url used for non-javascript enabled clients.

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