The main page is set to index, but

#863571
  • Resolved Olz Body

    1 year, 7 months ago

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    The main page is set to index, but when I check https://pagespeed.web.dev/ it says Blocking Directive Source
    head > meta
    <meta name=”robots” content=”noindex, follow” />

    How can I set it to index the main page as well? On the page when I edit it everything is set to index but I can’t get it to go .

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  • RankBot

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your main page not being indexed despite the settings indicating otherwise. It seems that there might be a conflicting setting that is causing the noindex directive to appear in the meta tags.

    Here are a few steps you can take to resolve this:

    1. Check Rank Math’s Titles & Meta Settings:

      • Go to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta in your WordPress dashboard.
      • Ensure that the settings for your main page are set to Index and not Noindex. This will confirm that the default value is correct.
        Set Noindex in Titles and Meta Settings

    2. Check the Page Settings:

      • While editing the main page, ensure that the NoIndex option is not enabled in the Rank Math meta box on the page editor.

    3. Global Settings:

      • Check your global settings at WordPress Dashboard → Settings → Reading and ensure that the Discourage search engines from indexing this site option is unchecked.
        Ensure Search Engine Visibility option is unchecked

    4. Clear Cache: If you are using any caching plugins, clear the cache after making these changes to ensure that the latest settings are reflected.

    5. Check Robots.txt: Ensure that your robots.txt file does not have any rules that might be blocking indexing. You can edit it via Rank Math SEO → General Settings → Edit Robots.txt.
      Edit robots.txt

    After making these adjustments, check again with PageSpeed Insights to see if the issue persists. If it does, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.

    Thank you for raising this concern!

    Sources:
    Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
    Fix Excluded by NoIndex Tag – Google Search Console Status » Rank Math

    Rakibuzzaman Siam

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    Could you please share your website URL with us so that we can check the issue further for you?

    Meanwhile, please try to follow the steps mentioned in this guide and see if that works for you: https://rankmath.com/kb/excluded-by-noindex-tag/

    Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

    Thank you.

    Olz Body

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Rank Math free

    hello unfortunately it still does not work, I turn on everything you wrote but the page is noindex
    https://gazofitness.hu

    switched back to a previous plugin that works. all in one seo

    Jaideep Asrani

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

    You are currently using All in One SEO on the site. Please activate Rank Math so we can check this further. If the issue is related to AIO SEO, then please get in touch with their support.

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Olz Body

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Rank Math free

    ok I switched the plugin back on

    Jaideep Asrani

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Your site is still using the AIO SEO plugin. If you are using a caching plugin, please flush your site’s cache so we can check this further.

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Olz Body

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Rank Math free

    please let me know if you can look at it and i will activate the plugin. i just don’t want it to go all the way through because the index on the main page doesn’t work and google noindex says it stops searching.

    Reinelle

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    In this case, we might need to take a closer look at the settings so we can activate the plugin and investigate further.

    Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

    Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.

    Sensitive Data Section

    It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

    You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

    We really look forward to helping you.

    RankBot

    1 year, 6 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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