Rank Math Not Indexing New Posts Properly Despite Submitting Sitemap

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  • Resolved Talha

    4 months ago

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    Hi Rank Math team,

    I’m facing an issue where newly published posts are not being indexed properly, even though my sitemap is up to date and submitted in Google Search Console. I’ve verified that my robots.txt file isn’t blocking anything, and the posts have the correct meta tags (index, follow). Cache is cleared regularly, and I’ve also tried resubmitting the sitemap.

    For example, one of my latest pages about mobile internet packages has been live for over a week, but it’s still not showing up in Google search results.

    I’m using Rank Math Pro with default settings for indexing and sitemaps. Is there anything else I should check or configure to ensure faster and more reliable indexing of new content?

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  • RankBot

    4 months ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with the indexing of your new posts. It can be frustrating when your content doesn’t appear in search results as expected.

    Since you’ve already checked your robots.txt file and confirmed that it isn’t blocking anything, and you’ve ensured that your posts have the correct meta tags, here are a few additional factors to consider:

    1. Crawl Budget: Google assigns a crawl budget to your site, which can affect how quickly your new content is indexed. If your site has a low domain authority or if you are not publishing frequently, it may take longer for Google to crawl and index your new posts.

    2. Sitemap Submission: Make sure that you are submitting the correct sitemap URL to Google Search Console. The sitemap should be available at https://yourdomainname/sitemap_index.xml. If you have multiple sitemaps, ensure that they are all included in the sitemap index.

    3. Google Indexing Delay: It’s important to note that it can take time for Google to index new content, especially if your website is relatively new or if there are many other sites competing for indexing. It’s common for new posts to take a week or two to be indexed.

    4. Instant Indexing Plugin: Consider using our Instant Indexing plugin for Google which allows you to submit your URLs directly to Google and helps speed up the indexing process.

    5. Check for Duplicate Content: Ensure that there is no duplicate content on your site, as this can lead to indexing issues. You can use canonical tags to indicate the preferred version of a page if necessary.

    If you’ve checked all these factors and are still experiencing issues, we recommend replying to this ticket with any additional details or specific configurations you might have set up. A human agent from our support team will be able to assist you further.

    Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope to help you resolve it soon!

    Sources:
    Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
    Why Did My Website Disappear From Google Search? » Rank Math
    Why Did My Website Disappear From Google Search? » Rank Math

    Jeremy

    4 months ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

    You’ve mentioned that you have a Rank Math PRO but you seem to be using a Free Rank Math account. Apart from that, your website isn’t using one. If you have a Rank Math PRO purchase, please share the email address you used to purchase the plan so we can verify it first. If you have access to that plan, you may follow this guide to install the Rank Math PRO plugin on your website: https://rankmath.com/kb/how-to-upgrade-to-rank-math-pro/

    As for your indexing issue, we checked the page in question but couldn’t see any issues with it as robots meta is correct, canonical URL is self-referencing and the URL is present in the Sitemap.

    However, we checked the affected page and it seems to be indexed on Google Search as you can see from the screenshot below:

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    If there are other URLs that aren’t indexed on the SERP, please submit these URL/s to your Google Search Console’s URL Inspection tool and share a full screenshot of the report.

    Looking forward to helping you.

    RankBot

    3 months ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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