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Fixing 'Crawled - currently not indexed' and other indexing problems.
Search Console statuses such as 'Crawled - currently not indexed' and 'Discovered - currently not indexed' mean Google knows a URL but chose not to index it. The cause is usually quality, duplication or weak internal linking, not a bug. We work out which, and fix it page by page.
When You Need This
The situations where this work pays for itself.
Signs it is time
- The Pages report shows many URLs in excluded statuses
- New pages stay out of Google for weeks
- Important product or service pages are missing from search results
- You see 'Duplicate without user-selected canonical' or 'Alternate page with proper canonical tag'
- A site: search returns far fewer pages than you published
What you get
- A grouped list of non-indexed URLs with the reason for each group
- Page-level recommendations: improve, consolidate, redirect or noindex
- Internal linking and sitemap changes
- A follow-up report on indexing status after the fixes
How We Do It
A clear process you can follow along with.
1. Sort URLs by status and type
We export the Pages report and group excluded URLs by status and page type. Many 'not indexed' URLs are harmless, such as parameter URLs or intentional redirects, and we separate those from pages that should rank.
2. Inspect representative URLs
We run URL Inspection on samples from each group to see the last crawl, the user-declared and Google-selected canonical, and whether the page renders as expected.
3. Rule out technical blocks
We confirm the page returns a 200 status, is not noindexed, not blocked in robots.txt, not canonicalized to another URL and is in the sitemap.
4. Assess content value honestly
For 'Crawled - currently not indexed', the page is usually thin, near-duplicate, templated or low value compared with similar pages. We compare it with pages that do get indexed and decide whether to improve, merge or remove it.
5. Strengthen discovery signals
For 'Discovered - currently not indexed', we improve internal links to the page, remove crawl waste elsewhere and check server speed and errors that may limit how much Google crawls.
6. Fix, then request validation
After changes we use URL Inspection for key pages and the Validate fix button for issue groups. We do not mass-submit URLs, since requests do not force indexing.
7. Monitor the outcome
We track the status of the fixed URLs over the following weeks and report which were indexed, which need more work and which we recommend removing.
Mistakes We Help You Avoid
Common ways this goes wrong, and what we do instead.
Repeatedly requesting indexing
Submitting the same URL again does not override a quality or duplication decision. Fix the page first.
Publishing many near-identical pages
Templated pages with only a city or keyword swapped are a common cause. We merge or differentiate them.
Noindexing pages to clear the report
Excluded does not always mean broken. We only noindex pages with no search value.
Treating all exclusions as errors
Redirects, canonicalized duplicates and parameter URLs are often correctly excluded.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'Crawled - currently not indexed' mean?
Google fetched the page but decided not to add it to the index for now. Common reasons are thin or duplicate content, low perceived value or weak internal links.
What does 'Discovered - currently not indexed' mean?
Google knows the URL but has not crawled it yet. It can reflect crawl prioritization, a large number of low-value URLs or slow server responses.
Will every page on my site get indexed?
No. Google does not index every URL, and that is normal. The goal is that your valuable pages are indexed.
How long after fixing will a page be indexed?
It varies from days to several weeks, and some pages are not indexed at all if Google still sees low value. We monitor and advise.
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