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Some weeks ago I deselected some pages under the sitemaps settings to prevent them from being indexed, however, they are still indexed on Google at the moment. What can I do?
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Hello, we apologize for the inconvenience you are facing with your pages being indexed on Google despite being deselected from the sitemaps settings.
To resolve this issue, you can follow these steps:
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Check Your WordPress Global Settings:
Ensure that the Discourage Search engines… option is not enabled at WordPress Dashboard → Settings → Reading. This setting can prevent Google from indexing your site, so make sure it is unchecked.
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Ensure Your Robots.txt Rules Allow Your Website To Be Indexed:
Check for the disallow tag in your website’s robots.txt file using a tool like this one. If there is a disallow tag, you can change it using the robots.txt editor in Rank Math at WordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → General Settings → Edit Robots.txt.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, please feel free to reach out to our support team for further assistance. We are always more than happy to answer all your queries and concerns.
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
Using Rank Math’s ‘Quick Actions’ Admin Menu Item
Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math -
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