E1105: Google is not indexing every page it discovers.
As the web keeps growing, Google has to decide which pages are worth crawling regularly, storing in its index, and showing in search results. That means weak site structure, accidental noindex tags, and poor internal linking can make it harder for your important pages to get indexed.
We break down three simple SEO mistakes shared by Mike Friedman (SEO Pub) that can reduce crawling and indexation across your website.
You'll learn:
- Why you should be careful about adding noindex tags to category pages
- How noindexed category pages can make it harder for Google to discover new content
- Why internal links help Google understand which pages matter most
- What it tells Google when an important page only has one or two internal links
- How crawl depth affects how frequently pages are crawled
- Why your most important pages should ideally be reachable within three clicks of the homepage
- How to use high-authority pages on your site to help Google find deeper pages
- How to check crawl depth inside Screaming Frog
- How accidental noindex tags commonly appear during website redesigns
- How to quickly identify non-indexable pages that return a 200 status code
- Why duplicate or undifferentiated content may struggle to remain indexed
- How stronger page titles can help your result stand out and earn more clicks
Before changing your site structure, also check the basic technical problems that frequently prevent indexing:
- Review your robots.txt file for accidental blocks
- Check your WordPress SEO plugin for unintended noindex settings
- Make sure staging-site noindex tags were removed when the new site went live
- Crawl your website and confirm that every intentionally published page is indexable
- Look for important pages buried too deeply inside your site
A page can be technically accessible without being treated as important.
If your own website rarely links to a page, Google may crawl it less frequently. If it takes nine clicks to reach from your homepage, Google may treat it as less important than a page linked directly from your main navigation or strongest pages.
Good indexing starts with making your content easy to find.
Your important SEO pages should be:
- Unique enough to add something useful
- Internally linked from relevant pages
- Close to your homepage or other high-authority pages
- Free from accidental crawling and indexing restrictions
- Part of a clear site structure that search engines can follow
⭐️ The article - https://theseopub.com/3-simple-ways-to-improve-the-indexing-of-your-webpages/
⭐️ Ep 779 - "Beating Google with AI SEO, Brand Signals & Obnoxiously Long Titles" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkTnuOxCYT4
⭐️ Ep 951 - "Why Google Crawls Your Page but Refuses to Index It (And How to Fix It)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahNhcLDa1LQ
💎 Compact Keywords - My SEO Course - Get paying customers through SEO - Clear step-by-step video breakdowns - SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: https://compactkeywords.com/
00:00 Why Indexing Got Harder
00:36 Common Sense Indexing Checks
01:26 Avoid Duplicate Content
01:42 Titles That Earn Clicks
02:49 Robots Txt Pitfalls
03:27 Accidental Noindex Tags
04:22 Tip One Index Categories
05:23 Tip Two Internal Linking
05:45 Tip Three Crawl Depth
07:25 Wrap Up
08:32 Final Thanks and Outro
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