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Why pages do not get indexed, and what actually moves them into the index. 11 posts, newest first.
Are location pages doorway pages? Where the line actually isGoogle renamed the policy to doorway abuse in August 2026. What separates a real town page from a doorway, and what Search Console shows.
Sitemap submitted but not indexed: what Success actually meansSitemap submitted but not indexed? Success in the Sitemaps report is a parser verdict, not an index one. Here is the report that answers it.
Discovered vs crawled, currently not indexed: the difference and the fixDiscovered vs crawled, currently not indexed: what each means, the Search Console field that separates them, and why each needs a different fix.
Blocked due to unauthorized request (401): what Search Console meansBlocked due to unauthorized request (401) means Googlebot hit a login wall. When that is correct, when it is a leak, and how I check which.
Blocked due to access forbidden (403) in Search ConsoleBlocked due to access forbidden (403) means your server refused Googlebot outright. Why Google calls it a misconfiguration, and where the block hides.
Server error (5xx) in Search Console: what it does to your indexingServer error (5xx) in Search Console means Googlebot got a 500-level response. What that does to crawling and indexing, and how I trace the cause.
Soft 404 in Search Console: what it means and how to fix itA soft 404 is a page that says not found and answers 200. What Google actually checks, why single-page apps produce them in bulk, and the fix order.
Not found (404) in Search Console: when to fix itNot found (404) in the Page indexing report is usually normal. What Google says about 404s, when to redirect, 410 vs 404, and how soft 404 differs.
90+ local pages: the math behind service areasWhy service area builds land on 90 plus town pages, why waves beat bulk publishing, and what per URL ledgers from real local rollouts actually show.
Why I gave away the index checker I use on client workWhere the free bulk index checker came from, the bug in my own code that reshaped it, why it runs in your browser and not on my server, and its real limits.
Anatomy of a 118-day indexing jobWhat 1,006 manual submissions actually look like day to day: the routine behind one store's catalogue, and why the owner has now ordered seven times.Nothing in that category yet.
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