Indexing guides

Indexing · 9 min read

Alternate Page With Proper Canonical Tag: What It Means

Read the Alternate page with proper canonical tag status, confirm the canonical URL is the one you want indexed, and spot pages tagged by mistake.

Indexing · 2 min read

Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: What to Check First

Understand the Search Console status where Google fetched a page but did not index it, and check eligibility, near-duplicates and page usefulness.

Indexing · 10 min read

Cross-Domain Canonical and Content Syndication Without Duplicates

Learn when a cross-domain canonical helps, why Google advises noindex for syndication partners, and how to set up and check both on your own pages.

Indexing · 2 min read

Discovered — Currently Not Indexed: A Practical Troubleshooting Guide

Work out why Google lists a URL as discovered but not yet crawled: check server errors, internal links, sitemap membership and wasted duplicate URLs.

Indexing · 9 min read

Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical: Pick One and Align Signals

Fix the Duplicate without user-selected canonical status by choosing a preferred URL, declaring it, and making redirects, links and sitemaps agree.

Indexing · 9 min read

Excluded by Noindex Tag in Search Console: Find and Remove It

Find where an Excluded by noindex tag status comes from, check meta tags, headers, CMS settings and scripts, remove it safely and ask Google to recheck.

Indexing · 2 min read

Fix Duplicate URLs and Incorrect Canonical Tags

Map your duplicate URL variants, choose one preferred address and make canonical tags, redirects and sitemaps agree, then check what Google selected.

Indexing · 9 min read

Page With Redirect in Search Console: What It Means and What to Do

Learn what the Page with redirect status means, which redirected URLs are fine, and how to clean up links, sitemaps and chains that cause it.

Indexing · 9 min read

Remove a URL From Google Search: Outdated or Private Pages

Choose the right way to remove a URL from Google Search: the Removals tool, a 404 or 410, noindex or a password, plus what to do for pages you do not own.

Indexing · 10 min read

Soft 404 Errors: How to Find and Fix Them in Search Console

Find soft 404 pages in Search Console, test what your server really returns, and fix them with a true 404, richer content or a SPA workaround.