Indexing Issue

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    Hello,

    I built a new website and when I was ready for publishing, I removed the “Discourage search engines from indexing this site”. But still, the website cannot be indexed on GSC. it says ”
    Page cannot be indexed: Excluded by ‘noindex’ tag”.

    The website is https://www.giftedready.com/ and it uses the RankMath plugin.

    Can you please check that all of my live pages can be indexed and what’s the problem with GSC not indexing them?

    Thanks!

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  • Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your website’s indexing. It seems that the error message "Excluded by ‘noindex’ tag" indicates that there is a noindex meta tag present on your pages, which instructs search engines not to index them.

    To resolve this issue, please follow these steps:

    1. Identify Affected Pages: Log in to your Google Search Console account and navigate to the Pages section. Click on the Not indexed tab to see the list of pages affected by the noindex tag.
      Page Indexing section in GSC

    2. Check for NoIndex Tags: Once you identify the affected pages, check their HTML code to see if a noindex meta tag is present. You can do this by viewing the page source in your browser.
      Excluded by 'noindex' tag error in GSC.

    3. Remove NoIndex Tags: If you find any noindex tags that you want to remove, you can do so by editing the page settings in Rank Math. Make sure to set the indexing option to allow search engines to index the page.

    4. Review Plugins and Themes: Sometimes, plugins or themes may automatically add noindex tags. Review any active plugins or theme settings that might be affecting your indexing status.

    5. Re-submit Pages for Indexing: After making the necessary changes, go back to Google Search Console and request indexing for the affected pages.

    For more detailed guidance, you can refer to our article on how to fix the “Excluded by NoIndex Tag” error in Google Search Console.

    If you continue to experience issues after following these steps, 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:
    How to Fix Indexing Issues in Google Search Console » Rank Math
    Fix Excluded by NoIndex Tag – Google Search Console Status » Rank Math

    Gifted Ready
    Rank Math free

    Hi,

    All of the published pages on the site have the indexed tag but still, GSC refuses to index them. Can you please check?

    Hello,

    We’ve checked your site, and your posts and pages are already set to index. Also, your sitemaps and robots.txt are already configured fine.

    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

    To better understand the status reported, you may refer to our guide here:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/url-inspection-api-integration/#not-indexed

    Looking forward to helping 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.

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