Good job. Usually it is the other way around. To me, Bing is harder to get indexed and ranking.

Thanks Mick... the only issue I have is that the amount of traffic from Bing/Yahoo is quite small!!

I have traffic yes.. but from Google would be more beneficial I think!

Lets see how things develop in the coming months!

Chris

I agree

Thank you very much for stopping by

That's what I'm facing as well. Bing and Yahoo easily rank me on page one. But Google likes to play it hard LOL

I guess it is something we are simply not meant to figure out!

Hi Michael .. WA only sends emails regarding indexing when the content was published via Site Content. If you have been publishing directly from Wordpress you will no longer get a notification from WA.

If you are still publishing from Site Content, you might want to check to be sure your notification settings haven't changed. You can check by going to your Account Settings then Notifications.

The third option, if your notification settings haven't changed AND you're still publishing via Site Content, it may be another bug they need to fix. If that is the case you may want to post it to the bug thread in case they are unaware of the issue.

Hope that helps get the problem resolved :)
Best, Shannon

Hi Shannon, what I do is hit the publish button in site content and then click on the edit in word press. This is where I add my images and my links.
Always done it that way, but I guess things have changed. I am finding it pointless writing content if it is not going to get indexed by Google.
It is really getting to me.

Best wishes,
Michael

I do it the same way. Curious have you been using the URL Inspection Tool in google search console to request indexing? I find the notifications from WA tend to be unreliable but you can always be sure if you check search console.

Hi Shannon, after I finish writing a post I do use the GSC URL submission method.
When I re-check with Google says the article has been indexed, but when I go to site content and click on the big G it is still grey and states the article has not been indexed. This has been happening with 10 of the articles since mid-December. Two did get indexed and have the filled-in color on the G in site content and I did get a message from WA confirming.
Really not sure what I am doing wrong.

Thanks, Shannon.

Best wishes,
Michael

If GSC says it is indexed then I would go with that. I wouldn't worry much about whether WA says it is indexed or not. They are getting the information 2nd hand from google so it may take a bit for it to get down the grapevine back to you.

Sometimes clicking on the G in site content will then make it light up showing as indexed but other times not. There is no rhyme or reason to it I've found. I just go by what GSC says. The G in site content is a great tool for quick glance but is not always accurate.

Best, Shannon

I have been publishing directly from Wordpress, so that is the reason I am not getting any notifications anymore from WA? Since September actually! How do I verify on google if any of my new posts have been indexed?

Yes, you will only get notifications from WA if you are publishing from Site Content. You can check indexing with the URL Inspection Tool within Google Search Console. Here is a training on using the tool: How To Fetch as Google With The URL Inspection Tool - Search Console Help If the content then comes up as not found on google, you will be given the option to request indexing at that point.

Good luck, Shannon

Thank you Warren.
I used the tool Stephen posted the link for and it says 11 out of 13 are indexed :-)

I also checked this tool he provided and it was useful. The tool confirmed that the post I'm talking about isn't indexed yet.

I'll just forget this post, and if Google wants to index it fine.

great advice thanks John