How to Create Pagination Link Elements (Rel=”next”/”prev”) for Archives

Improve Archive SEO with AI-Generated Pagination Tags — Automatically add rel="next"/"prev" tags using Summrly’s content-first engine

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How to Create Pagination Link Elements (rel="next"/"prev") for Archives

Paginated archives (like blog or product listings) often lose SEO value because Google doesn’t recognize them as a single series. Without rel="next"/"prev" tags, each page is treated separately — wasting crawl budget and weakening rankings. With Summrly, you can automatically generate correct pagination tags for your archives. Just enter your topic or category, and AI will add rel="next" and rel="prev" link elements to connect your pages into a unified sequence that Google can crawl and index properly.

Why a Content-First Website Solves This

Most sites either omit pagination tags or implement them incorrectly. Summrly starts with your content and uses AI to understand your archive structure. It automatically inserts the correct and tags in the HTML header of each paginated page. This tells Google that Page 2 continues from Page 1, preserving SEO equity and improving indexation across your entire series.

Step-by-Step Guide

Create Your First Topic – Enter your archive category (e.g., “blog,” “product listings”) to enable pagination.
Set Up Your Content Focus – Choose how many items per page and total number of pages.
Add Keywords – Include category-specific terms to strengthen series relevance.
Brand Details – Add your URL structure (e.g., /blog/page/2/) for accurate tagging.
Complete Setup – Publish with AI-generated rel="next"/"prev" tags on every paginated page.

Enter your topic below to generate pagination tags — and make your archives SEO-friendly from start to finish.

Case Study: Blog Series Ranks as One Unit After Tagging

A news site had a 5-part article series spread across paginated pages. Without rel tags, only the first page ranked. They used Summrly to generate and insert rel="next"/"prev" tags across all five pages. Within 3 weeks, Google began treating the series as a single entity, indexing all pages and ranking the full sequence for long-tail queries. Organic traffic to the series increased by 120%, and time on site rose as readers moved smoothly from page to page.

FAQs

Does Summrly add tags to the HTML header?
Yes. Tags are inserted in the section using proper syntax.
Can I use this for infinite scroll or AJAX loading?
For SEO, we recommend traditional pagination. AI supports standard URL-based setups.
Does it work with canonical tags?
Yes. Summrly ensures pagination tags and canonicals don’t conflict.
Can I disable tags on certain pages?
Yes. Exclude specific pages during setup if needed.
Will Google follow the chain?
Yes. Properly implemented rel tags help Google discover and index all paginated pages.

Summary

Pagination tags are essential for archive SEO — and Summrly makes them effortless. Generate correct, compliant rel="next"/"prev" tags for your entire archive in minutes. No more fragmented content. No more lost rankings. Just enter your topic and let AI ensure Google sees your paginated content as the connected series it is.

Ready to unify your archives? Enter your topic below and generate your pagination tags now.