How To Fix Excluded Pages (Continues...)

Submitted URL not selected as Canonical:

Google says the same content is repeated on so many pages and, thus, suggests finding another URL for those pages.

And for that reason, those pages have been excluded from its index.

Pro advice: If some of your pages contain plagiarized content, make sure to check the "Noindex" and "Nofollow" meta tag boxes for all of those pages and leave pages you want Google to index unchecked.

Blocked by robots.txt:

These are pages blocked by robots.txt from getting crawled.

You must carefully check and separate pages that ought to be blocked from those that shouldn't be blocked.

If things are properly controlled, then robots.txt is doing its best and there will be nothing to get bothered about.

Duplicate page without Canonical tag:

These are plagiarized pages that contain no Canonical URLs.

So, you can view the following examples:

You can have a number of duplicate pages. But that wouldn't be a thing to worry about at all.

If you have duplicate pages, make sure to use robots.txt blocking those pages and prevent Google from indexing them. While other pages you want Google to index should be left unblocked.

This is part of how you can leverage the index coverage report to improve the quality of your pages in Google. I hope you will consent to that!



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suzzziq Premium
Thank you, Israel:). I had many pages that weren't indexed a few months ago, but was unsure as to what to do. As of this past week, all but six have sorted themselves out! I appreciate your training, as it shows me what I need to look for in the future:)
Blessings:)
Suzi
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Israel17 Premium
I so much like your comment Suzzziq. Thanks for reading the tutorial effectively and kudos for finding it so helpful!
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suzzziq Premium
You're welcome! Thanks so much for sharing:)
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TeamIceCream Premium
Thank you Israel, much appreciated!
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for reading friend! Much grateful!

You can check out the following training tutorials and you will find them helpful.
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jennyjewel Premium
Hi Israel, you say click on the "valid" button! what valid button, where is it, Where do we find this page you are doing the check on
Jenny
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for reading the tutorial friend! It's important to follow the tutorial sheepishly because this is what will ensure that you receive rankings in Google.

Log in your GSC account and click on all messages. Look for the particular message that says: "Index Coverage issues detected for your website" and click on it. The Index Coverage report chart will then show up and that is what you're going to use following the steps in my tutorial. If you get stuck anywhere, don't hesitate getting back to me and I'll be more than happy to get back to you.

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HowardJaros Premium
What do you think about Marion's post yesterday given your meta description is advised to be 300 characters?
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for reading friend! Much grateful! I will take a look at that training, be rest assured and get back.
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Judy-B Premium
This is the tech stuff, or so it seems, that is hard for me. Thank you for making it clearer. I'll be studying this more. :)
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Israel17 Premium
It's great to hear that I made it clearer to you. Thanks for reading friend! If you get stuck anywhere, get back to me and I'll be more than happy to reply you in earnest.
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