Indexing is the process by which your web pages enter Google’s index. It is done in three steps: inspecting your content, creating a copy and finally integrating it into the Google library. Despite its simplicity, sometimes your site may encounter difficulties making its indexing impossible. Here we will advise you on the method to follow to deal with this type of problem.
How to deal with Google indexing issues?
Know that your web page has been deindexed can fall on you like a sentence. However, panicking doesn’t solve anything. On the contrary, you must keep your cool and proceed methodically. This will allow you to clearly identify the problem and remedy it.
Proceed to confirm the indexing problem
Before taking any action, it is important to be sure that it is indeed an indexing problem originating from your site. If you cannot find your web page in the SERPs, this does not systematically mean that your page has been deindexed due to poor handling on your part. Very often, the problem can originate from Google crawlers.
Indeed, due to the enormous amounts of data processed daily by the search engine, the robot may sometimes stop working or encounter problems. Therefore, you should not rush and make sure that it is indeed a problem with the functioning of your website and not a Google “bug”.
Clearly identify the indexing problem
Once you are sure that it is indeed an indexing problem, you can proceed to identify its nature. To do this as accurately as possible, it is important to use tools like Google Search Console or crawl simulators. Indeed, these types of tools will allow you to trace the action of the Google crawler and find out where it encountered problems.
You must also make necessary checks on the state of the structure of your site, starting with its tree structure. In the case of deindexing, it is necessary to recheck your sitemap file to make sure your sitemap is consistent and easy to navigate.
Also check the file robots.txt to see if you have blocked Google bots. If all is well, look at your file .htaccess to verify that all your redirects are correct.
Perform optimization
Once you have identified the nature of the problem, you can proceed to optimize your website. It must be understood that this type of action must be punctual and precise. This means that the changes should not affect your entire website, but only the elements that are the source of the deindexing problem.
In other words, if your checks have shown that the indexing problem is caused by the poor configuration of one of your plug-ins, it is the latter that must be better configured.
How to index your pages faster?
With Google Search Console
This is the method we recommend.
Go to the section “Pages“, Then Detected, currently not indexed and/or Explored, currently not indexed, click on the URL of your page experiencing an indexing problem then on “Inspect URL”. “This URL has not been indexed by Google” is then displayed, all you have to do is click on “Request indexing”.
Using indexing tools
If you think you have all the necessary optimization work done, but Google is still having difficulty indexing your new pages, you may want to consider using some indexing tools. You can use Search Console to request indexing, but it sometimes takes weeks without getting a positive result.
These are in fact tools created specifically to accelerate, or even force, the page indexing process with more or less positive results. So, to speed up or force the indexing of your pages or your backlinks you can use:
–Prepostseo “Google Indexer”
–Softo
–Link Indexing Bot
–Gindex.me
It is important to note that these are third-party tools and that you have no control over how the indexing is done. We recommend using it sparingly and as a last resort.
Conclusion
A problem with indexing can at first glance be a source of stress for a webmaster. However, you must understand that this does not mean the end of your website. Instead, stay patient and don’t look for speed. By properly checking the source of the problem and adopting the correct method, your site will be indexed in no time and your efforts SEO are no longer in vain.
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