wordpress site not getting indexed

Discussion in 'SEO' started by famouslefty, Jun 25, 2013.

  1. #1
    Despite using Google Webmaster Tools and having a sitemap, my wordpress site has not been indexed in more than 3 months

    http://famouslefthandedpeople.com

    any ideas?
     
    famouslefty, Jun 25, 2013 IP
  2. webcosmo

    webcosmo Notable Member

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    #2
    Try to submit on high traffic sites e.g. digg etc
     
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  3. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    #3


    Yeah, I got an idea. I peeked at your code and you have this in there:

            <meta name="robots" content="none" />
     
            <meta name="googlebot" content="none" />
    
    Code (markup):
    That is telling Google not to crawl your site and is probably what is keeping your site from being indexed.

    You want to change that to:

    <meta name="robots" content="index,follow" />
    <meta name="googlebot" content="index,follow" />
    Code (markup):
    You might find this helpful since it talks about this problem:
    http://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-showing-up
     
    browntwn, Jun 25, 2013 IP
  4. SERPpoint

    SERPpoint Active Member

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    I checked your site, it is indexed..

    If you find hard in indexing then please go for default theme of Wordpress.
     
    SERPpoint, Jun 26, 2013 IP
  5. falsebook

    falsebook Well-Known Member

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    yes your site is indexed.

    For indexing pages
    Create several backlinks to your site and ping them.
    correect the settings in robots.txt
     
    falsebook, Jun 26, 2013 IP
  6. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    It was not indexed when I posted my comment.

    He has already changed the code I pointed out and within a couple hours his site is indexed.
     
    browntwn, Jun 26, 2013 IP
  7. falsebook

    falsebook Well-Known Member

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    Yup.I noticed that.Thanks for helping him out
     
    falsebook, Jun 26, 2013 IP
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    linkscaptain Greenhorn

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    Same problem here, I have a wordpress site and still it's not indexing since 1 month. I have done all technically e.g sitemap, robots.txt, webmaster tools etc.. along with I have also submitted several high authoritative websites: stumbleupon, reddit etc..

    Please help.
     
    linkscaptain, Jun 27, 2013 IP
  9. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    #9

    Short of reading the link I already posted about your problem, and since you didn't bother to mention your site, it would be hard for anyone to offer any valuable advice. Try reading that thread to see if you find your solution or post your website if you want specific suggestions.
     
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    linkscaptain Greenhorn

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    @browntwn, Yes I read this thread and given wordpress links as well. I did all as it is and also going on web master guide line. I'm sorry but still I'm not up.
     
    linkscaptain, Jun 27, 2013 IP
  11. crazyblogger

    crazyblogger Active Member

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    Go to yoursite.com/wp-admin/options-reading.php and see if there is a check on the box that says Search Engine Visibility

    If there is a check remove it and save the changes. Now, your site will be indexed.

    If there is no check on this box than you might wanna check your robots.txt file and remove it or adjust it properly.
     
    crazyblogger, Jun 27, 2013 IP
  12. YesThatsMe

    YesThatsMe Member

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    Also you can push the index with one easy method. Ping your website with one of the ping tools you find with google. pingomatic.com is for example such a tool.
     
    YesThatsMe, Jul 9, 2013 IP