Hello,
I apologize for the issues you are facing with your web stories not indexing in Google and showing as “Indexing not allowed” despite allowing indexing in Rank Math settings. This can indeed impact your website traffic and growth potential.
To address the problem of web stories not indexing, please ensure that there are no issues with the global settings in Rank Math. You can check the global settings at WordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta → Posts/Pages/Products/CPTs to confirm that the noindex attribute is not enabled. Additionally, make sure that the Discourage Search engines… option is not enabled at WordPress Dashboard → Settings → Reading as this can prevent indexing.
If the above settings are correct, you should also verify your robots.txt file to ensure it allows your web stories to be indexed. You can do this by checking for any disallow tags that might be blocking Google from crawling your web stories. You can edit the robots.txt file in Rank Math at WordPress Dashboard → Rank Math SEO → General Settings → Edit Robots.txt.
Regarding the issue with the permalink only taking a short portion of the focus keyword, despite all settings being correct, this could be related to how the focus keyword is set up or how the permalink structure is configured. I recommend reviewing the permalink settings in Rank Math and ensuring that the focus keyword is properly integrated into the permalink structure.
If after checking these settings, the issues persist, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention.
Sources:
Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
How to Fix “Crawled – Currently Not Indexed” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Why Did My Website Disappear From Google Search? » Rank Math
Discovered – Currently Not Indexed in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for your patience.
Could you please share the affected web story URL so we can check?
Meanwhile, you may refer to our guide here in order to be eligible for Google Web Stories:
https://rankmath.com/kb/google-web-stories/
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.
