P0Issue #10
Non-Indexable
❓ What does it mean?
What does it mean?
A non-indexable page is a webpage that Google and other search engines cannot add to their index.
This usually happens when:
The page has a noindex meta tag.
The page is blocked by robots.txt.
The page requires authentication (login walls).
The page returns a non-indexable status (e.g., 404, 500, or soft 404).
Canonical tags point to another URL.
In short: even if the page exists, search engines cannot show it in search results.
🚨 Why is it important for SEO?
Why is it important for SEO?
Lost Rankings → If important pages (products, blogs, categories) are non-indexable, they won’t appear in search results.
Crawl Waste → Googlebot may crawl but not index, wasting crawl budget.
User Experience → Valuable content becomes invisible in search.
Missed Conversions → Potential customers never find your content organically.
✅ How to Fix It
✅ How to Fix It
Check meta tags → Remove noindex from pages that should rank.
Update robots.txt → Don’t block important sections of your site.
Fix canonicalization issues → Ensure canonical tags point to the right version.
Return proper status codes → 200 for valid pages, 301 for redirects, 404 only for removed content.
Ensure unique content → Thin/duplicate pages may not be indexed.
❌ Bad Example
📌 Example
❌ Bad (Non-Indexable):
<head>
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Buy Organic Honey Online</h1>
</body>
The page exists and has valuable content, but noindex prevents it from appearing in search results.
✅ Good Example
✅ Good (Indexable):
<head>
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Buy Organic Honey Online</h1>
</body>
Now the page can be crawled, indexed, and ranked in search results.
⚡ Result
⚡ Result
Valuable pages become search-visible.
Improved organic traffic & keyword rankings.
Better crawl efficiency and site performance in search.