I found my website have 40+ URLs marked ‘noindex’ from Google Search Console.
What Does it mean?
It means that Google found your URL on your website but not included it in Google search results.
Where You Can Check ‘noindex’ Error?
Login to your Google Search Console and click Coverage then click on Submitted URL marked ‘noindex’
How it happens – Submitted URL marked ‘noindex’ error?
Your website generate a noindex meta either at your web page or at your website HTTP response. It is telling Google not to index your website.
In my case this is my web page HTML that has ‘noindex’ meta tag.
When I checked HTTP response there is no ‘noindex’ in the header.
You can use website that provide HTTP header checking. In my case I use keycdn.
Why This Error Happens at My Website?
In my case, I use WordPress Elementor theme where accidentally marked the page as noindex and Elementor added the ‘noindex’ to the meta tag.
Add Your URL to Google Index @ Into Google Search Results
Double check whether ‘noindex’ is removed after you remove the ‘noindex’ either from meta or HTTP response.
Only then you request indexing from Google Search Console.
Google indexing request is rejected if Google still finds ‘noindex’ tag at your URL.
Successful Google Indexing
After a week when I check the ‘noindex’ error have only 2 URLs where these 2 URLs I don’t want Google to index them.
