What causes a page to not be indexed?

Common causes: noindex in robots meta tag, noindex in X-Robots-Tag HTTP header, non-200 HTTP status (404, 500), canonical pointing to a different URL, or a disallow rule in robots.txt preventing crawling.

What is the difference between noindex and disallow?

Noindex (in meta tag or X-Robots-Tag) allows crawling but tells Google not to add the page to its index. Disallow (in robots.txt) prevents crawling entirely but does not stop indexing if Google finds the URL through links.

If a page has noindex, will it ever appear in search results?

No. A noindex directive instructs Google not to include the page in its index, so it cannot appear in organic search results. Remove the noindex tag and wait for Google to recrawl the page.

What does the canonical field tell me?

The canonical URL shown is the preferred version Google is directed to index. If the canonical points to a different URL than the one you're checking, Google will index that other URL instead.

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What is Indexability Checker?

An indexability checker determines whether a webpage can be indexed by Google search. A page may be blocked from indexing by a noindex robots meta tag, an X-Robots-Tag HTTP header, or a non-200 HTTP status code. Our tool fetches the page and checks all these signals to give a definitive indexability verdict with details on any blocking directives found.

How to Use Indexability Checker

1Enter the URL of the page you want to check.
2Click Check Indexability to analyze the page.
3See the overall indexability verdict.
4Review each blocking signal checked (robots meta, X-Robots-Tag, canonical, HTTP status).
5Fix any noindex directives that are blocking important pages.

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Robots meta tag check (noindex detection)
X-Robots-Tag HTTP header check
Canonical URL display
HTTP status code check
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Verify pages you want indexed are not accidentally blocked
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Why Use Irreva for Indexability Checker?

Verify pages you want indexed are not accidentally blocked

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Diagnose pages missing from Google's index

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