How to Request Indexing in Google Search Console (and Check if Your Page Is Indexed) Part 02 — WordsByEkta🌿
How to Request Indexing in Google Search Console (and Check if Your Page Is Indexed)
When you publish a new blog post, it does not appear in Google immediately.
Google first has to discover the page, crawl it, and then add it to its index. Only after that can your article appear in search results.
In the previous article, we added the XML sitemap to help Google discover the blog.
Now the next step is to check whether Google has already indexed your post. If it hasn’t, you can manually request indexing.
This guide will show you exactly how to do both.Step 1: Publish Your Blog Post
First, publish your article on your blog.
Once the post is live, open the article in your browser and copy the full URL of the page.
Example URL:
https://wordsbyektaa.blogspot.com/2025/07/explore-more-from-wordsbyekta_4.html
This is the address you will use to check the indexing status.
⚠️ Before requesting indexing, make sure your article is actually live.
Check three things:
- • The post is published, not saved as draft
- • The page is publicly accessible
- • The URL opens normally in your browser
You can simply open the article link and confirm it loads properly.
Step 2: Check if Google Has Already Indexed the Page
Sometimes Google automatically indexes your page without you doing anything. So before requesting indexing, it is good practice to check the page status first.
To do this:
- Open Google Search Console
- Select your website property.
- At the top of the page, you will see the URL Inspection bar.
- Paste your article URL into the bar.
- Press Enter.
Google will now check the page. You will see one of these results.
You may see a message like: “URL is on Google.”
This means:
• Google has already indexed your article
• The page is eligible to appear in search results
In this case, you do not need to do anything else. Google discovered the page automatically.
If Google has not indexed the page yet, you will see a message like: “URL is not on Google.”
Below that message, you will see a button: Request Indexing
This allows you to manually ask Google to crawl the page.
Alternative: The "Site:" Search Trick
Besides using the URL Inspection tool, there is another simple way to check indexing.
Go to Google search and type:
site:yourblogname.blogspot.com your article title
Example:
site:wordsbyektaa.blogspot.com Google Search Console for Bloggers: How to Verify Your Blog and Submit a Sitemap
If the page appears in results: It means Google has indexed it.
If nothing appears: The page may still be waiting to be crawled.
Step 3: Request Indexing
If the page is not indexed:
- Click Request Indexing.
- Google will run a quick live test of the page.
- If everything is fine, the request will be submitted.
You may see a confirmation message saying the request was received. Now Google has been notified that the page exists. Usually the page will be crawled and indexed within a few hours to a few days.
A common beginner mistake is clicking the "Request Indexing" button multiple times for the same page. This is unnecessary. Once you submit the request, Google already has the page in its crawling queue. Repeated requests for the same URL do not make it appear faster and could be seen as spam, potentially affecting your blog’s overall health. That said, accidental resubmissions are not a problem. For example, if you submit indexing for a large number of articles in the same day, it’s easy to lose track of which URLs you’ve already requested. Google doesn’t flag “already requested” URLs, but here’s a WordsByEkta trick: check the search bar in Google Search Console — its history shows the latest URLs you’ve inspected, which can help you keep track. Remember, Google mainly penalizes clear spammers, not genuine users.
The best approach is simple: request indexing once per new page → wait patiently, and only submit again if you make major updates.
Step 4: Check Indexing Status Later
After some time (for example, the next day), check whether your page has been indexed. Repeat the same process:
- Go to Google Search Console
- Paste your article URL into the URL Inspection tool
- If indexing is complete, you will see: “URL is on Google.”
This means your page is now part of Google’s search index.
Where to See Indexing Data for Your Whole Blog
Inside Google Search Console, you can also see how many pages of your blog are indexed overall. This report helps you understand how Google is interacting with your website.
To access this report:
- Open Google Search Console
- Click Pages under the Indexing section in the sidebar.
What you will see inside:
Pages currently live in Google search.
Pages found but not yet added to results.
This section helps you understand whether Google is successfully reading your blog and identifying any major technical glitches locking readers out.
How Long Does Indexing Take?
Indexing time varies depending on several factors:
- New websites may take longer
- Established blogs are indexed faster
- Sites with regular updates get crawled more often
Usually indexing happens within: A few hours, a few days, or sometimes a week for very new blogs.
Daily Indexing Quota and Best Practice
Google allows a limited number of unique URL indexing requests per day (about 15 for most accounts). This quota only counts new URL, so repeatedly clicking "Request Indexing" on the same page doesn’t use up your quota — but it won’t make the page appear faster either. If you hit the daily quota for new URLs, wait until the next day before submitting more.
FAQ
Why is my page still not indexed after requesting indexing?
Some common reasons include:
• The website is very new
• The article has very little content
• Google has not crawled the site yet
• The page is blocked by robots.txt
• The page has technical errors
Most of the time, the solution is simply waiting a little longer.
Final Thought
Learning how indexing works removes a lot of confusion for new bloggers. Instead of waiting and wondering why your article is not appearing in search results, you now know how to check if Google has indexed the page, request indexing manually, and monitor your website’s indexing status. Once you get comfortable with this process, publishing and managing blog posts becomes much easier.
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