Site maps not being indexed. Most pages of website not being indexed either.

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  • Hello Support,
    I have reviewed how our site pages are doing in the Google Search Console report and come to find out that only 2 pages of our site are indexed even though its been 3 months since the website went live. I have checked the Robots.txt file and confirmed none of the pages have the “no-follow” link checked.
    Please help!

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  • Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your site not being indexed properly. It can be frustrating when your pages are not appearing in search results, especially after a few months of being live.

    Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot the indexing issues:

    1. Check for Noindex Tags: Ensure that none of your pages have the noindex attribute set. You can do this by inspecting the source code of your pages or using tools like the URL Inspection Tool in Google Search Console.
      Check if page is set with index or noindex

    2. Review Global Settings: Go to your WordPress Dashboard and check the global settings at Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta to ensure that the noindex option is not enabled for posts, pages, or products. Also, verify that the Discourage search engines from indexing this site option is unchecked in Settings → Reading.
      Ensure Search Engine Visibility option is unchecked

    3. Robots.txt File: Since you’ve already checked your robots.txt file, ensure that there are no directives blocking Google from crawling your pages. You can use the robots.txt Tester to verify this.
      Select site in robots.txt Tester

    4. Crawl Budget Issues: If your website has many low-quality pages, it might affect how Google allocates its crawl budget. Ensure that your important pages are well-linked internally and consider improving the overall quality of your site.

    5. Use Google Search Console: Utilize the URL Inspection Tool in Google Search Console to check the status of your pages and see if there are any specific errors or warnings that need addressing.
      Crawled - currently not indexed

    If you continue to experience issues after checking these points, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so we can assist you further. A human agent from our support team will take over and provide more tailored help.

    Thank you for raising this concern, and we look forward to helping you resolve it!

    Sources:
    Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
    How to Fix Indexing Issues in Google Search Console » Rank Math
    Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math

    This is an automated reply from Rank Math Support Bot. Your ticket has been assigned to a human agent and we will get back to you shortly.

    Sean Daley
    Rank Math free

    Hi,
    Checked all that and still not indexing pages or updating the two pages that are indexed.
    Here is the website URL – https://fields-fowler.com/

    Please advise.
    Thanks
    Sean

    Hello,

    Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns with us.

    We checked your website, and only three of the pages has been indexed on Google.

    To assist in further investigating this, could you please provide a screenshot of your Google Search Console’s Page Indexing Report?

    To share the screenshot, you can use a tool like https://imgur.com/. This will allow us to better understand the situation and provide the appropriate support.

    You can also request the indexing of your pages by passing it through the URL Inspection Tool and request it there: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl. The tool will also let you know if there are any issues on the URL that prevent them from getting indexed.

    Meanwhile, we have provided some guides you can follow to ensure your website keeps showing up on Google search results: https://rankmath.com/kb/google-index/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YYecHEIwMs

    Don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.

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