Indexing

Indexing is the process by which search engines analyze and store web pages in their database so they can appear in search results. After crawling a page, the search engine parses its content, evaluates relevance, and decides whether to include it in the index. Not all crawled pages get indexed—low-quality, duplicate, or noindex-tagged pages may be excluded. To monitor indexing, use Google Search Console’s Coverage report. Common indexing issues include soft 404s, blocked resources (via robots.txt), or canonicalization errors. Submitting a URL via GSC’s URL Inspection tool can expedite indexing for critical pages.