Guides

Plain-English explainers on how search indexing actually works — written by the people who built IndexRocket, with no guaranteed-indexing promises anywhere. If a guide gets something wrong, tell us and we will fix it.

Why isn't my page indexed by Google?

A new page can take days or weeks to appear in Google — or never appear at all. The common reasons, how to check, and what actually helps.

Updated October 26, 2026

How IndexNow works

IndexNow lets you tell search engines about a new or changed page the moment it exists. How it works, who uses it, and what it cannot do.

Updated October 26, 2026

Sitemap basics: what it is and how to submit it

An XML sitemap is the list of pages you hand to search engines. What belongs in it, where it lives, and how to submit it to Google and Bing.

Updated October 26, 2026

How to check if your page is indexed

Four ways to check whether a page is in the index — from the most reliable (Search Console) to the quick-and-rough (site: search) — and what each result means.

Updated October 26, 2026

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