Hey folks, I run a small roofing outfit in Southern California and launched a new services page almost three weeks ago. Google Search Console shows it as “Discovered ‑ currently not indexed.” Here’s what I’ve done so far—still no luck: Added the page to the XML sitemap and resubmitted the file. Requested indexing via the URL Inspection tool (came back “URL on Google” once, then dropped). Internal links from the homepage and two high‑traffic blog posts. Content is 100 % original—about 1,200 words with structured data and compressed images. Mobile‑friendly test passes; no crawl errors in the Coverage report. Robots.txt and meta tags are clear—nothing noindex/nofollow. One niche‑relevant backlink from a local chamber of commerce directory. Meanwhile, other pages published the same day are already in the index. Could thin backlink velocity be the issue? Should I wait it out, tweak the slug, or punch the page with more internal links? Anyone here wrestle with a similar “Discovered” limbo and find a reliable nudge that works? Appreciate any insights before I break the site playing whack‑a‑mole with settings. Thanks!
I have faced the indexing issue on one of my sites too; Studywitt. I think there bots has been instructed not to index new pages whose content is widely covered on the internet. My advise is you find a new angle and incorpotaye a paragraph or two on the page.
I would recommend waiting a little more. You can test the page value by submitting to Bing Webmaster and see if it gets picked up.
You’re not alone - this happens a lot with service pages, especially in local niches. The fact that other pages from the same day are indexed means it’s not a site-wide crawl issue. Stop fiddling with the slug. Don’t spam internal links. Instead, share the URL on your Facebook business page, post it in a couple of local community groups, and get one real customer to leave a review linking to it. Even a simple social nudge gives Google a reason to re-crawl.