Module 2 ยท Lesson 2 of 6
FREE ยท Google Search Consoleโฑ ~20 min
Find pages Google won't index
GSC's Pages report shows which URLs are indexed and which are excluded, with the reason for each.
Why this matters
A page Google won't index can never rank. Finding and fixing exclusions is often the cheapest, fastest win available.
โ How to do it
- Open GSC โ Indexing โ Pages.
- Review the 'Not indexed' reasons (crawled-not-indexed, duplicate, noindex, etc.).
- List any important pages that are excluded and the reason given.
- Fix the cause (remove a stray noindex, add internal links, improve thin content) then use URL Inspection โ Request indexing.
Tips & pitfalls
- 'Crawled - currently not indexed' usually means Google judged the page low-value โ that's a content-quality signal, not a bug.