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How to check whether Google has indexed an article

In Blog > Published, click Check indexing next to an article. Munshi asks Google if the page is in its index and shows the answer beside it.

Watch it done in 46 seconds here, or on YouTube. The steps below follow the same order as the video.

Before you start

  1. Open Published

    In Blog, click the Published tab. It lists your articles by focus area. Each one shows its SEO score and where it stands.

    The Blog page with the Published tab outlined.

  2. Find the article

    An article with a live address shows View live and Check indexing. That is an article Munshi published, or one Search Console reports. If Search Console has numbers for it, its clicks and impressions from Google Search in the last 28 days show beside them.

    The row for How to Wash a Wool Blanket Without Ruining It, reading Published, 131 clicks · 4870 impressions, View live and Check indexing.

  3. Click Check indexing

    Click Check indexing. Munshi asks Google about that one address, and the button reads Checking… until Google answers. ✓ Indexed means the page is in Google's index.

    The same row with Indexed where the Check indexing button was.

  4. Read an answer that is not Indexed

    If Google has not indexed a page, you see ⚠ and Google's own reason. Here the newest article reads Discovered - currently not indexed.

    The row for Inside a Yorkshire Mill: How a Blanket Is Actually Made, reading Discovered - currently not indexed.

  5. Compare the answers

    Discovered - currently not indexed means Google knows the address but has not crawled (visited and read) the page yet. This is common for a new article. Each answer stays beside its article until you leave the page, so check again another day.

    Both rows: Indexed for the washing guide and Discovered - currently not indexed for the mill article.

Where you are now

You now know which of your articles Google has in its index. An article that is not indexed yet needs time. If your sitemap is submitted, publishing straight away from Munshi already asked Google to crawl it again.

If something goes wrong

“Could not check that URL. Try again.”

Try again, and check which site is chosen under Settings, Integrations. This message means Google did not answer, or the article's address is not on the site chosen for Search Console.

There is no Check indexing button

The button appears once an article has a live address. That happens when Munshi published it, or when Search Console reports it. Until Search Console is connected, only articles Munshi published have the button, and their check cannot be answered.

The answer reads Status unknown

Check again later. Google sent no status for that address.

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