Indexing
During indexing, a search engine analyses content and adds information about it to its search index.
Add a fetched page to the search index
Indexing is the processing and inclusion of information in a search engine's index. Google describes it as a separate stage after crawling. In a fictional example, a new reference page is accessible; this does not mean it is already in Google's index.
The index may contain information about the content and the selected representative URL. Not every discovered or crawled page is included. Submitting a sitemap or successfully fetching a page therefore does not prove indexing. Check the specific page status and possible exclusion reasons. An indexed page also does not appear for every query or receive a guaranteed rank.
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Related terms
- CrawlingCrawling is the automated fetching of web pages and resources by a bot, for example for processing by a search engine.
- Canonical URLA canonical URL is the preferred address for identical or very similar content; search engines assess several signals when choosing it.
- XML sitemapAn XML sitemap gives search engines selected URLs from a website and may include additional information about them.
- Core Web VitalsCore Web Vitals describe loading experience, responsiveness and visual stability. The measurement environment and underlying data should be reported with the result.
- Structured dataStructured data describes content in a machine-readable format and explicitly identifies its meaning.
- Robots.txtrobots.txt gives rules to cooperating crawlers; it provides neither access protection nor reliable exclusion from the search index.
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