Indexing
Check which pages Google has indexed and act on the ones it hasn't.
Averi connects to your Google Search Console account to show you exactly which pages Google has — and hasn't — indexed, so you can spot gaps and fix them without leaving your Averi workflow.
What Indexing Means
When Google "indexes" a page, it means Google has discovered the page, read it, and added it to the results it can show people when they search. If a page isn't indexed, it won't appear in Google search results no matter how good the content is.
Averi checks each URL in your sitemap against Google's URL Inspection data and reports the result as a coverage state — things like Submitted and indexed (you're good) or a reason it wasn't indexed (so you know what to fix).
What You'll Need
Before you can use the indexing features, make sure these are in place:
- Google Search Console connected — Head to Integrations and connect your GSC account.
- A GSC property selected — After connecting, choose the property that matches your site. You can change this anytime from the Change link on the Health Check tab.
Where to Find It
In the left sidebar under Foundations, click Sitemap. The page opens to the Health Check tab by default — that's where all the indexing information lives.
How to Check Indexing
Open the Health Check tab
Go to Sitemap in the sidebar. The Health Check tab loads automatically and shows your current indexing data.
Run an indexing check
Click Check indexing to scan your sitemap URLs against Google's index. Averi queues your pages for inspection and processes them in the background — you don't need to stay on the page.
While the check runs, you'll see Processing on the button and a note that it's running in the background. Once it finishes, the page refreshes with updated results.
Averi also runs indexing checks automatically in the background on a daily basis, so your data stays fresh even if you don't manually trigger a check.
Review your results
After the check completes, you'll see three things:
- Overall Health Score — A score out of 100 with a label like Excellent, Good, Needs Improvement, or Poor Health.
- Indexed Pages — How many of your inspected URLs are verified as indexed (e.g. 42 / 50 verified), along with when the data was last refreshed.
- Sitemaps Health — The health status of the sitemap files registered in your Google Search Console property, including error counts and when they were last checked.
Pages Not Indexed
Below the score cards, you'll find a list titled Pages not indexed by Google Search Console. This is the actionable part — each row shows:
- The URL that isn't indexed
- The coverage state from Google (the specific reason it wasn't indexed)
- A GSC button that opens that URL directly in Google Search Console, where you can request indexing from Google
You can also click the refresh icon on any row to re-inspect a single URL and get an updated status. After a successful re-inspect, the button locks for 12 hours — Google needs time to process changes before another check would be meaningful.
New Pages
When new URLs appear in your sitemap that haven't been checked yet, you'll see a banner: New page(s) haven't been checked yet. Click Check indexing to include them in your next batch.
Best Practices
- Run a check after publishing new content. It gives you a baseline so you can catch indexing issues early rather than wondering weeks later why a page isn't getting traffic.
- Focus on the "not indexed" list. The coverage state tells you why Google skipped a page — use the GSC button to dig into the details and request indexing directly from Google.
- Don't re-inspect too often. Google needs hours to days to react after you request indexing. The 12-hour cooldown on re-inspects is there for a reason — checking sooner won't speed things up.
- Keep your sitemap healthy. Errors or warnings on your sitemap files (shown in Sitemap Details) can prevent Google from discovering pages in the first place. Resolve those issues in your site's configuration.
- Make sure GSC stays connected. If your GSC connection drops, the Health Check tab will prompt you to reconnect in Integrations.
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