What is indexing?
Indexing is the process by which Googlestores a found web page in its index, the vast database of pages that can appear in search results.Only when a page has been indexed does it have a chance of being found.Indexing follows crawling and is a prerequisite for any form of SEO.Crawling versus indexingFirst, Google crawls a page:
it discovers and reads
thecrawlingthen decides whether and how the page will be indexed.A page may have been crawled, but still not be indexed, for example due to quality or duplication problems.Why is a page not indexed?Common causes are a noindex
instruction, blocks in robots.txt,
duplicate content, or too sparse content.You can check the indexation status via Googlerobots.txtConsole and see why pages may remain outside the index.Improve indexationEnsure a clear site structure, internal links to important pages, an
up-to-date sitemap
and sufficient unique, valuable content.This way you help search engines find andsitemapthe right pages.How long does indexing take?This varies from a few hours to a few weeks, depending on
the authority of your
site and how often it is crawled.How do I know if a page is indexed?Search Google for site:yoururl or use the inspection tool in Search