Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with Google not indexing some of your pages and posts after migrating to Rank Math. Here are a few things you can check to help resolve this issue:
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New Website: If your website is relatively new, it may take some time for Google to index all pages. Be patient as it can take weeks for Google to crawl and index new content.
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Crawl Budget Issues: Ensure that your site has a good internal linking structure. Orphan pages (pages without internal links) may not be crawled effectively. You can learn more about orphan pages here.
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Content Duplication: Check if there are any duplicate contents on your site. If so, consider adding canonical URLs to point to the original content you want indexed. More information on this can be found here.
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Manual Indexing Request: If the above steps do not resolve the issue, you might want to submit a manual indexing request through Google Search Console.
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Check for Penalties: Ensure that your site is not penalized by Google. You can do this by searching for your website on Google and checking if it appears in the results.
If you have checked all these factors and are still experiencing issues, we recommend replying to this ticket with any specific error messages or details you see in Google Search Console, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.
Thank you for raising this concern!
Sources:
Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
I had done all the above and even updated the pages plus the posts, done the internal linking but still nothing on search console, the pages are not recognized at all.
Hello,
In this case, you should check your Google Search Console > Indexing > Pages section to determine any issues reported on your URLs that may have prevented your site from being indexed:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203?hl=en
You can share the screenshot of the report here so we can check it as well. You can upload screenshots using this tool and add the link here.
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
In the image you shared, please scroll down to show the reports for your URLs.
Then after you click it, the affected URLs will be shown as well.
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
There’s no affected page shown as per your screenshots.
In this case, please try submitting one affected URL (for example: https://pestcontrolnairobi.co.ke/get-rid-of-cockroaches-in-nairobi/) to your GSC’s URL inspection tool and share a full screenshot of the report here so we can identify why Google is still not indexing it.
Looking forward to helping you on this one.
https://imgur.com/a/ra2P1oq
FYI
I had already re submitted the pages and posts that are not indexed.
Hello,
Thank you for sharing the screenshot and the update.
We’ve checked the page you mentioned, and we can now confirm that it is indexed by Google. See screenshot below:
In situations like this, even when everything is set up correctly (the page is marked as indexable, included in the sitemap, and not blocked by robots.txt) Google may still delay indexing for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, Google does not always disclose the exact cause. It could be due to factors like low domain authority, limited internal linking, or simply Google not having crawled the content yet.
That said, you did the right thing by manually submitting the URLs via the URL Inspection Tool in Google Search Console. This often helps speed things up when Google is hesitant to index a page on its own.
If you experience this again or notice any other pages taking too long to index, feel free to reach out with the affected URLs and inspection reports, and we’ll be happy to take a closer look.
Thank you.
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.
