Indexing Wins

Indexing Win #2: Crawled — Currently Not Indexed (How to Get Indexed)

When Google crawls but won’t index: what it signals, and the fixes that usually move the needle.

Indexing Win #1: Discovered — Currently Not Indexed (Fixes That Work)

A practical checklist to move URLs from discovered → crawled → indexed, without guesswork.

Indexing Win #5: Submitted URL Blocked by robots.txt (How to Fix It)

Robots blocks are often accidental. Here’s how to diagnose and safely unblock the right URLs.

Indexing Win #4: Alternate Page with Proper Canonical (Ignore vs Fix)

When this status is totally fine—and when it’s a sign your canonical strategy is broken.

Indexing Win #3: Duplicate — Google Chose Different Canonical (What to Do)

How to resolve duplicate/canonical conflicts so Google indexes the URL you actually want.

Indexing Win #7: Soft 404 (How to Diagnose and Fix It)

Soft 404s aren’t always errors—but they often signal thin pages or broken templates. Here’s the fix path.

Indexing Win #6: Submitted URL Marked ‘noindex’ (What to Check)

If the URL is in your sitemap but noindex is present, Google is doing what you told it to. Here’s how to fix the mismatch.

Indexing Win #10: Server Error (5xx) (Crawl Stability Checklist)

If Google sees 5xx errors, crawling slows down. Here’s the checklist to stabilize crawl and get indexing back on track.

Indexing Win #9: Redirect Error (Common Causes + Fixes)

Redirect chains, loops, and bad destination URLs can block crawling. Here’s the fastest fix checklist.

Indexing Win #8: Not Found (404) in Coverage Reports (What to Check)

404s in Search Console aren’t always bad—until they break internal links or sitemaps. Here’s the decision tree.