{"id":132980,"date":"2021-04-20T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=132980"},"modified":"2024-03-18T08:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:28:18","slug":"submit-website-to-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/submit-website-to-google\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Submit Your Website to Google"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"intro-txt\">If you want search engine users to be able to find your website, it needs to be indexed.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But how do you submit your website to Google in 2021? And do you even need&nbsp;to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#submitting-your-website\">How to submit your website to Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#submitting-urls\">How to submit URLs to Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#importance\">If and why you need to submit your website to Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-long-indexing-takes\">How long it takes for Google to index your website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#troubleshooting\">Why Google might not be indexing your website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Submitting your website\" data-section=\"submitting-your-website\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to submit your website to Google<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to submit your website to Google. You can either submit an updated sitemap in Google Search Console or submit the sitemap URL using Google\u2019s \u201cping\u201d service. Both options are completely free and only take a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"finding-your-sitemap\">Finding your sitemap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both submission methods require your sitemap URL. The way you find or create this depends on your website platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you use WordPress<\/strong>, install a <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/best-seo-plugins-for-wordpress\/\">free SEO plugin<\/a>&nbsp;like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\">Yoast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/seo-by-rank-math\/\">Rank Math<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autodescription\/\">The SEO Framework<\/a>. All three of these create sitemaps for you. It will be here: <code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap_index.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you use Wix, Squarespace, or Shopify<\/strong>, your sitemap is here: <code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you use a different platform or CMS<\/strong>, chances are it creates a sitemap for you. The most likely locations for this&nbsp;are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap_index.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap1.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it\u2019s not there, see if the location is listed at yourwebsite.com\/robots.txt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-robots-txt.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you don\u2019t use a platform or CMS<\/strong>, you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/\">create a sitemap manually<\/a>. However, it\u2019s worth checking the URLs above first, as you may already have&nbsp;one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"submit-your-sitemap\">Submitting your sitemap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have two options here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 1. Submit your sitemap in Google Search Console<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\">Google Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to the right property<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSitemaps\u201d on the left&nbsp;menu<\/li>\n<li>Paste in your sitemap URL<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSubmit\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-sitemap.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is arguably the best method because Google Search Console alerts you to sitemap errors in the future. It also provides insights into your site\u2019s health, including why certain pages may not be indexed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 2. Submit your sitemap by pinging Google<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Google operates a \u201cping\u201d service where you can request a fresh crawl of your sitemap. Just type this into your browser, replacing the end part with your sitemap URL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>http:\/\/www.google.com\/ping?sitemap=&lt;complete_url_of_sitemap&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if your sitemap is located at yourwebsite.com\/sitemap.xml, you\u2019d navigate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>http:\/\/www.google.com\/ping?sitemap=https:\/\/yourwebsite.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should then see the \u201csitemap notification received\u201d page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-sitemap-notification.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Google <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/advanced\/sitemaps\/build-sitemap\">says<\/a>&nbsp;you should only use this service with new or updated sitemaps. Don\u2019t repeatedly submit or ping unchanged sitemaps multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Submitting URLs\" data-section=\"submitting-urls\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to submit URLs to Google<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally speaking, there\u2019s no need to submit each new page to Google. As long as the new URLs are in a sitemap that you already submitted to Google, they\u2019ll be discovered eventually. However, there are two ways you can potentially speed up this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 1. Ping Google<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure the new pages are in your sitemap, then use the instructions in the previous section to ping Google and prompt them to re-check your sitemap. This isn\u2019t totally necessary if you\u2019re using WordPress with Yoast, Rank Math, or The SEO Framework&nbsp;because these plugins <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/google-sitemap-ping\/\">all<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/kb\/configure-sitemaps\/#ping-search-engines\">ping<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/how-to-verify-sitemap-ping-to-google\/\">Google<\/a>&nbsp;automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 2. Use Google\u2019s URL Inspection Tool<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s possible to add URLs to Google even if they\u2019re not in your sitemap (although they should be) using the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/9012289?hl=en\">URL Inspection Tool<\/a>&nbsp;in Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\">Google Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to the right property<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cURL Inspection\u201d on the left&nbsp;menu<\/li>\n<li>Paste in the URL of your new&nbsp;page<\/li>\n<li>Hit return<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cRequest indexing\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ScreenRecording2021-03-03at04.01.26pm.gif\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only have one or two new pages, there\u2019s no harm doing this. Some people believe that it speeds up indexing. If you have lots of new pages to submit to Google, don\u2019t use this process. It\u2019s inefficient, and you\u2019ll be there all day. Use the first option&nbsp;instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Importance\" data-section=\"importance\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I need to submit my website to Google?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kind of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google will usually find and index any valuable pages eventually, even if you don\u2019t submit them. But there are still benefits to submitting your website to Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we talk about these benefits, we should discuss how Google finds and indexes content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Google finds and indexes your content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Google finds and indexes content in four main&nbsp;steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidenote\"><div class=\"sidenote-title\">Sidenote.<\/div>&nbsp;These are somewhat oversimplified as Google is a complex beast.&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1. Discover<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovery is where Google learns that your website exists. Google finds most websites and pages from sitemaps or <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/what-are-backlinks\/\">backlinks<\/a>&nbsp;from known&nbsp;pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2.&nbsp;Crawl<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Crawling is where a computer program (spider) called <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/googlebot\/\">Googlebot<\/a>&nbsp;visits and downloads your&nbsp;pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3. Process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Processing is where key information is extracted from the crawled pages and prepared for indexing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4.&nbsp;Index<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Indexing is where processed information from crawled pages is added to a big database called the search index. This is essentially a digital library of trillions of web pages from which Google pulls search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended reading: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/seo\/how-do-search-engines-work\" data-ahr=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-do-search-engines-work\/\">How Do Search Engines Work and Why Should You&nbsp;Care?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why submitting to Google is important<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the four steps above happens in order. It\u2019s a journey. By submitting your website to Google, you can potentially speed up the first part of the process: Discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like any journey, the sooner you set off, the sooner you can arrive at your destination. In this case: indexing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are a few other reasons why submitting a sitemap is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. It tells Google which pages are important<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitemaps don\u2019t always include every page on your website. They only list important pages and exclude unimportant or duplicate pages. This helps to combat issues like the indexing of the wrong version of a page due to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/duplicate-content\/\">duplicate content<\/a>&nbsp;issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. It tells Google about new&nbsp;pages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Many CMS\u2019 add new pages to your sitemap and some ping Google automatically. This saves time having to submit every new page manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. It tells Google about orphan pages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Orphan pages are pages without <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/internal-links-for-seo\/\">internal links<\/a>&nbsp;from other pages on your website. Google can\u2019t discover these pages through crawling unless they have backlinks from known pages on other sites. Submitting a sitemap partially solves this problem as orphan pages are usually included in sitemaps\u2014at least those generated by a&nbsp;CMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"How long indexing takes\" data-section=\"how-long-indexing-takes\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long does it take for Google to index content?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Google <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/advanced\/crawling\/ask-google-to-recrawl\">says<\/a>&nbsp;that crawling can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. (Remember that crawling is almost always a prerequisite to indexing.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my experience, unless you have a large website, it rarely takes more than a week or&nbsp;two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don\u2019t worry if it takes a bit longer; it\u2019s perfectly normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Troubleshooting\" data-section=\"troubleshooting\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why isn\u2019t Google indexing my website?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Google won\u2019t always index all of the URLs you submit. Although there are many reasons this can happen, here are a few of the most common:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. You\u2019ve blocked crawling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/robots-txt\/\">Robots.txt<\/a> is a text file that tells Google&nbsp;which URLs they can and can\u2019t&nbsp;crawl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, this robots.txt file blocks Google from crawling all pages on the website:<\/p>\n\n<pre>User-agent: Googlebot\nDisallow: \/\n<\/pre>\n<p>Google will sometimes index URLs even if they can\u2019t crawl them, but it\u2019s quite rare. Preventing crawling also stops Google from obtaining much information about the page in question, so it probably won\u2019t rank even if it\u2019s indexed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is another reason to sign up and submit your website through Google Search Console. It actually tells you if pages are excluded from indexing due to crawl blocks in the <strong>Coverage<\/strong>&nbsp;report.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here\u2019s how to get to&nbsp;it:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\">Google Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Choose the correct property<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cCoverage\u201d on the left&nbsp;menu<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From here, toggle the \u201cExcluded\u201d tab only and check for these three issues:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>Blocked by robots.txt<\/li>\n<li>Submitted URL blocked by robots.txt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/indexed-though-blocked-by-robots-txt\/\">Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-coverage.png\"><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>2. You\u2019ve noindexed important pages<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/meta-robots\/\">meta robots tag or x-robots-header<\/a>&nbsp;on your page with \u201cnoindex\u201d in the content attribute, Google won\u2019t index&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If Google has crawled your website already, you can check for pages excluded because of noindexing in the <strong>Coverage<\/strong>&nbsp;report. Just toggle the \u201cError\u201d and \u201cExcluded\u201d tabs, then check for these two issues:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>Submitted URL marked \u2018noindex\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Excluded by \u2018noindex\u2019 tag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-coverage-errors.png\"><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If Google hasn\u2019t crawled your website yet, or you just want to keep an eye out for rogue \u201cnoindex tags\u201d in the future, sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/webmaster-tools\">Ahrefs Webmaster Tools<\/a>&nbsp;(AWT) and run a free website crawl using <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-audit\">Site Audit<\/a>. This&nbsp;checks your site for 100+ common SEO issues, including noindexed pages.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-site-audit.png\"><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>3. You have low-value pages<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Google is unlikely to index pages that don\u2019t hold much value for searchers. In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMu\/status\/948544364090970112\">a tweet from 2018<\/a>, Google\u2019s John Mueller suggests that your website and content should be \u201cawesome and inspiring\u201d for it to be indexed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173025\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-13.28.06.png\" alt=\"John Mueller explains that it's normal for Google not to index all known URLs\" width=\"1168\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-13.28.06.png 1168w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-13.28.06-680x319.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-13.28.06-768x360.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\"><\/p>\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\u2019ve ruled out technical issues that would prevent indexing, it\u2019s worth asking yourself if that page is truly valuable. 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