1 site not indexing on Bing

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  • Resolved Larrian Gillespie

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Rank Math free

    I have several sites using rank Math and all are indexing on Bing except https://hercollegenetworth.com. I have checked the robots.txt file and there is no blockage, however, when testing the API key it defaults to my homepage. I am using Perfmatters, rank math together and don’t see any changes in perfmatter settings between the sites that are indexing and the one that is not. I also do not see any block from Wordfence but those are the only possibilities for why the Bing API is not being recognized on the site. Appreciate help hunting down the problem.

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  • RankBot

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your site not indexing on Bing. It sounds like you’ve already done some thorough checks, which is great. Here are a few additional steps you can take to troubleshoot the problem:

    1. Check the API Key: Ensure that the API key you are using for the Bing URL Submission API is correct and has been copied properly. You can verify this by going to Settings → API Access → API Key in your Bing Webmaster Tools account and copying it again.
      Copy API Key from Bing Webmaster Tools

    2. Bing Instant Indexing Settings: In your WordPress admin area, navigate to Rank Math SEO → Instant Indexing and ensure that the Bing API Key is correctly entered there. After making any changes, click the Save Changes button.
      Add Bing API key to Instant Indexing Settings

    3. Check for Errors: If you encounter any errors while testing the API key, make sure that you have not regenerated the API key in Bing Webmaster Tools after configuring it in Rank Math, as this would invalidate the previous key.
      Bing URL submission error - invalid API key

    4. Content Duplication: Ensure that there are no content duplication issues on your site that might prevent indexing. If there are duplicate pages, consider adding canonical URLs pointing to the original content.
      Canonical URL

    5. Manual Indexing Request: If everything seems fine but the site is still not indexing, consider submitting a manual indexing request through Bing Webmaster Tools.

    If you’ve gone through these steps and the issue persists, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will take over and assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

    Larrian Gillespie

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Rank Math free

    Please send to human agent. I have done all of the steps above. I am using a Chromebook, Chrome browser, have Perfmatters, cloudflare, rank math, Wordfence as the only items I am think of that would be blocking the indexing. As stated, I can see the text on all my other sites and they are indexed on Bing.

    Larrian Gillespie

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Rank Math free

    Resolved….had to delete 1 month of Chromebook history for it to show up.

    Reinelle

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We’re glad that you have already managed to resolve this issue.

    If you have any other concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime so we can assist you further.

    Looking forward to helping you.

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