{
  "schemaVersion": "crawler-atlas-1",
  "atlasVersion": "atlas-2026-07-28-v1",
  "canonical": "/atlas/pagination",
  "title": "Pagination",
  "category": {
    "slug": "structure",
    "title": "Content structure for machines"
  },
  "definition": "Pagination divides a bounded collection into addressable pages connected by ordinary links.",
  "mechanism": "Stable URLs, next and previous links, unique item sets, and a clear endpoint let crawlers traverse the collection without executing interface code.",
  "validation": "Walk from the first page with an HTML-only crawler, detect repeated items and loops, and record the deepest page reached under fixed budgets.",
  "commonFailure": "Infinite scroll without equivalent paginated URLs hides later items and can create an unbounded crawl trap through generated parameters.",
  "related": [
    "/atlas/breadcrumbs",
    "/atlas/crawl-traps"
  ],
  "modified": "2026-07-28"
}