2 min read
Google analyst shares internal crawl, indexing timelines
Gary Illyes disclosed Google’s internal timelines for URL discovery, indexing, site migration, and core update recovery...
Joyce de Castro
October 5, 2026
Our Blog
The SEO Insights Blog
Filtering by Tag: Indexing
Clear filter
2 min read
Google reveals SEO crawling, indexing timelines at Search Central Live
Google’s Gary Illyes shared timing ranges for crawling, indexing, and site recovery at Search Central Live, providing ke...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
October 4, 2026
2 min read
New Chrome extension uses AI chatbots for page indexing checks
A new Chrome extension helps SEO professionals verify page indexing and discoverability by automating searches with AI c...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
September 18, 2026
2 min read
Google: Hreflang URLs Can Appear Despite ‘Not Indexed’ Status
Gary Illyes clarified that hreflang alternate URLs can appear in Google search results as ‘alternate names’ even when ma...
Palumbo Angela
August 18, 2026
2 min read
Google warns webmasters of search box spam, ‘hacked’ site flags
Google’s John Mueller and Martin Splitt explained how website search box spam can cause site quality issues and ‘hacked’...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
July 31, 2026
2 min read
Google’s Illyes Undecided on Dynamic ‘unavailable_after’ Dates
Google’s Gary Illyes expressed uncertainty on how ‘unavailable_after’ dates should be handled for dynamically renewed co...
Palumbo Angela
July 29, 2026
2 min read
Googlebot may ignore general robots.txt rules for specific ones
Google’s John Mueller clarified that Googlebot prioritizes specific user-agent rules in robots.txt, potentially leading...
Joyce de Castro
July 28, 2026
2 min read
Google clarifies Search Console ‘errors’ often normal patterns
Google’s John Mueller and Martin Splitt explained that many Search Console ‘errors’ are normal, advising users to focus...
Palumbo Angela
July 20, 2026
2 min read
Google: Content quality key to resolving ‘crawled, not indexed’ status
Pages stuck in ‘crawled – currently not indexed’ in Google Search Console often signal content quality issues, requiring...
Joyce de Castro
July 20, 2026