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Indexation
Definition. Indexation is whether a search engine has stored your page and made it eligible to appear in results. A page can be crawled without being indexed, which is the single most common reason a new page gets no traffic.
Search Console's URL Inspection tool gives the authoritative answer for Google, including the reason a page was excluded.
The frequent causes are: the page duplicates another, it was judged too thin to be worth storing, a canonical points elsewhere, or a noindex directive is present, sometimes left behind from a staging environment.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Indexation mean?
Indexation is whether a search engine has stored your page and made it eligible to appear in results. A page can be crawled without being indexed, which is the single most common reason a new page gets no traffic.
Why does Indexation matter for AI SEO?
Search Console's URL Inspection tool gives the authoritative answer for Google, including the reason a page was excluded.
What is the most common mistake with indexation?
The frequent causes are: the page duplicates another, it was judged too thin to be worth storing, a canonical points elsewhere, or a noindex directive is present, sometimes left behind from a staging environment.
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