Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with Google Search Console and the indexing of your pages. Thank you for providing detailed information about your sitemaps and the steps you’ve taken so far.
Here are a few things you can check to troubleshoot the issue:
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Check for NoIndex Tags: Ensure that none of your service pages have a noindex tag set. You can do this by navigating to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta and checking the Robots Meta settings. Make sure the Index checkbox is enabled for those pages.
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Search Engine Visibility: Verify that the Search engine visibility option is unchecked in your WordPress settings. Go to Settings → Reading in your WordPress admin dashboard and ensure that this option is not checked.
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Sitemap Configuration: Validate your sitemap to ensure it is correctly configured. You can use the Validate XML Sitemap tool to check for any issues.
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Submit Sitemap Again: After ensuring everything is set correctly, resubmit your sitemap in Google Search Console under Indexing → Sitemaps. Make sure there are no spaces in the sitemap URL when submitting.
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Wait for Google to Crawl: Sometimes, it may take time for Google to crawl and index new pages, especially if your site is new or has low authority. You can also try using the URL Inspection tool in Google Search Console to request indexing for specific pages.
If you’ve checked all these points and are still experiencing issues, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.
We hope this helps you resolve the issue soon!
Sources:
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
How to Fix Submitted URL Marked ‘NoIndex’ Error » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
We can see Google has successfully crawled and fetched your sitemap. In this case, please check your Google Search Console Page Indexing report to determine any issues reported on your site: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203?hl=en
You can share the error message or take a screenshot using this tool and add the link here so we can check as well.
Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Thank you for your response. I followed your instructions and here is the screenshot I obtained. In the errors section, nothing mentions my service pages.
https://imgur.com/a/HsF80UJ
Thanks you
Hello,
The issues you’re facing are pretty common. We have published in detail guidelines for those errors which you can try to follow and see if that works for you:
Excluded by NoIndex Tag:
https://rankmath.com/kb/excluded-by-noindex-tag/
Page With Redirect:
https://rankmath.com/kb/page-with-redirect/
Crawled – Currently Not Indexed:
https://rankmath.com/kb/crawled-currently-not-indexed/
If the issues persist, please try to share the affected URLs for the exact errors so that we can check them further for you.
Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
I have already completed the steps you mentioned, but nothing works. The following links (which are my services) are not indexed; they are not even considered as there are no errors appearing related to these links. These are the 13 links, each corresponding to a service :
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/protection-locaux-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/videosurveillance-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/anti-squat-ile-de-france/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/vigile-de-securite-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/agent-daccueil-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/gardiennage-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/agent-securite-portique-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/agent-prevention-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/agent-cynophile-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/securite-mobile-paris-agent-securite/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/securite-evenementielle-paris/
https://lakana-securite.fr/services/agent-securite-incendie-paris/
I submitted the services sitemap, but Google doesn’t index it. I manually indexed via “URL inspection,” but Google doesn’t index it. I used the “Instant Indexing” option in Rank Math, but Google doesn’t index it. I thought I should wait, but after a month, it’s still not indexed. I resend the sitemaps, etc., but it’s as if nothing I do makes a difference. This is not normal; usually, Google indexes pages in a week at most.
Best regards
Hello,
Please note that sitemaps are just crawling mechanisms for the search engines, it doesn’t guarantee indexation for your URLs. The sole purpose of your sitemap is to help Google discover your URLs.
As for the affected URLs, if you already addressed the issue listed in your GSC’s coverage area, clear your website cache and give Google some time to recrawl your website.
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
Until now, every time I submitted a sitemap, Google indexed the URLs it contained. (I have done this for 15 websites and had no issues with any of them.) It is only with this one that it is not working. There must be a problem. The purpose of submitting a sitemap is precisely to help Google discover the site. I think it has had enough time to discover it in a month.
What do you mean by “fix the issue in the coverage section of your GSC”? Will clearing the website cache change anything?
Best regards,
Hello,
We were referring to the errors you shared with us here.
Given that you have already addressed the typical issues and ensured that there are no errors in your Google Search Console (GSC) coverage report, all you have to do is give Google time to crawl and hopefully index your site.
Clearing the cache ensures that a cache version of your site that doesn’t bear the fixes is not available to Googlebot, unlike the current status.
We hope this helps.
Thanks.
Thank you for your response.
The problem is that I have already been waiting for a month, and I am convinced that in six months the result will be the same. It has been three days since I cleared the caches and resubmitted my sitemap. The problem remains the same. Google is ignoring all the service pages that I send it, and I don’t know why.
Thank you.
I’m also providing you with all the screenshots (WordPress and GSC) so that you can understand the problem and see for yourself that it’s not normal. Thank you for your reply, and I hope you can point me in the right direction.
Best regards
Screenshot :
https://imgur.com/a/xQjyYyy
Hello,
We’ve checked your services page’s URLs, and they are already set to index. Your sitemaps and robots.txt are also working fine.
Please note that Google assigns a crawl budget to your website depending on these factors (especially these two) and that has a direct effect on how soon or how late your content can get indexed. It depends on a lot of factors. Your posting frequency + the domain authority are just two of the many factors Google considers when indexing some new URLs.
If Google still doesn’t decide to index those pages even after crawling your site again, then there is nothing you can do other than wait.
Here’s a link for more information:
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/definitive-list-reasons-google-isnt-indexing-site/118245/
Since your website is already set to index, then it is just a waiting game before Google decides to include the URL in the search results pages. No SEO plugin can force Google to index something they don’t want to.
With that said, we have found that barring any issues like copied/DMCA/low-quality content issues. You may check this section in your GSC for that:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9044175?hl=en
If there are no manual actions imposed on your site, we request you kindly wait for the SERP to include your site on search results pages.
Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you for your reply,
So how long do I have to wait? I didn’t quite understand the following part:
“With that said, we have found that barring any issues like copied/DMCA/low-quality content issues.”
What should I do?
Thanks
Hello,
To clarify, when we mentioned “barring any issues like copied/DMCA/low-quality content issues,” we were referring to potential reasons that might prevent Google from indexing your pages, such as duplicate content, content quality, GSC manual actions, domain authority, and crawl budget.
Given that you’ve already cleared your cache and resubmitted your sitemaps, it’s now a matter of waiting for Google to recrawl and index your pages. Unfortunately, we can’t predict exactly how long this will take as it depends on various factors.
We understand this process is frustrating, but please know that you seem to have done everything right. Sometimes, it’s just a waiting game with Google. In the meantime, continue to update your site with high-quality content and promote it to improve its authority.
Thanks.
Thank you for your reply,
I’ll wait.
Best regards
Hello,
We are glad to know that this issue has been resolved. Thank you for letting us know.
This ticket will be closed now, but you can always open a new one if you have any other questions or concerns. We are here to help you with anything related to Rank Math.
We appreciate your patience and cooperation throughout this process.
Thank you for choosing Rank Math.
