CATEGORY · SEO · A08
Google index
Google's database of URLs eligible to show in search; unindexed pages get no organic traffic.
Full definition
Google's database of URLs eligible to show in search; unindexed pages get no organic traffic.
Concrete Shopify example
Inspect a missing collection URL in Search Console. Compare indexed status, last crawl and the live test; the live test checks current access, not guaranteed future indexing.
My take
A site: search is incomplete. Check HTTP status, robots, canonical and internal links before rewriting content. An indexing request is not a guarantee.
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Teo Comyn · Updated
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