You cannot use Google Search Console to index your website content until you have connected and verified your website to GSC.

And I do that through uploading the HTML they want me to download to my site..? And how do I do that..?

Have you installed Google Analytics on your website yet? If yes, then did you follow Kyle's training on verifying Google Webmasters Tool (also known as Search Console)? It should be a quick verification that does not require uploading an HTML.

resubmit your siemap

You can resubmit your sitemap like Craig (Labman) suggests but the reason I see in your provided screenshot for the redirects are that you are using the / mark in your Path.

For example the first URL Path says

/health-benefits-of-wheatgrass-juice/

It should be

health-benefits-of-wheatgrass-juice

Never have Google fetch a URL slug with the / mark in it. This will cause a redirect all the time.

I resubmitted my sitemap a couple hours ago, however, I am still being redirected.

I also went into analytics and set the newer URL, the HTTPS version as my default address.

When I asked support what to do they told me to do things we were not trained to do here, at WA.

I know there are many ways to do the same exact thing but it is very confusing for someone like myself. The reason I love it here is its simplicity in directions.

Please let me know what I'm missing and if this support ticket is something I need to follow up on and where do I get the training to do it. Thanks!!


This is what support told me to do:

I meant to say I submitted not resubmitted ...

I have yet to switch my websites over to https, so I do not know how this would effect Google Search Console, or Webmaster Tools, setup.

If you type https in the search bar above there are 3 training videos on https. One training by Jay explains how to setup your https website on Google Webmaster Tools. The link is below. Adding your HTTPS to Google Webmaster Tools Did you remember to remove the / marks from the content you are trying to index? These / marks will cause redirect problems if you try indexing links that have them.

I sent out another Support Ticket request and they advised that I insert the / at the end of my slug to make it work for Fetch.

It is now working.

Thank you for the above training, I will definitely watch it.

You are welcome. Good to know.

I posted the answer on your blog. You are using www in your domain name and you cannot do that because it will cause problems with indexing.

Have you gone through the training yet that shows you how to register and verify your website with Google Webmaster Tools/Search Console? It sounds like you are not yet set up to use this feature yet.

I read your training on G. Webmaster Tools, but am struggling with tech issue or something. The Console says I have no property, even though I got the big 'news flash' that I had indexed and Rubix Manager says it's indexed. When I try to use the Console and add the domain, I am directed to download a code and upload to my site. I do not know how to upload anything to my site. I think that training is coming later. I am only on Level 2, Course 2, Lesson 4. Thanks for asking. Do you have a suggestion to clarify your training in my case? If I need to clarify more fully I will try to walk myself through the steps again so I can describe what happens more clearly. Lynne

I was asking if you took the training by Kyle where he shows you how to register your website with Google Webmaster Tools. If you have not registered and confirmed, doing what I describe in my training will not work.

Follow Kyle's training at the link below. Setting Up & Verifying Google Webmaster Tools

Thanks Robert! I have now watched this training and not sure how I missed it. I will have to go back and see how I am missing some of the training. Must of got ahead of myself there. Thanks for taking the time to walk me back to the light! Lynne

You are welcome Lynne

Still no success! I watched that vid and another one as well. I think I 'came in the back door' on this. I had started the process when I heard about it and made some mistake. Now my screen does not look like Kyle's in the training. I have been away from my desk, but will take another look at it. Doesn't help that I woke up too early for the second time!

Got it! I used the Beta code this time! It's done. Good night!

Awesome.

The more mature a website is the quicker you get indexed but in order to get indexed within hours, regardless of the website age, doing a fetch as Google is needed.

Thank you :-)

You are welcome.