The checker says noindex. How do I fix it?

Find the source: meta robots in HTML, X-Robots-Tag in headers, or middleware/framework injection. Remove it, ensure robots.txt doesn’t Disallow the URL, then re-check.

What happens if canonical points elsewhere?

Search engines may select the canonical target as the preferred URL, so your page may not rank. On multilingual sites, avoid cross-language canonical mistakes.

Do I need both sitemaps and robots?

Recommended together: robots controls crawling, sitemap improves discovery. Keeping them consistent reduces crawl waste and speeds indexing.

Indexability Checker Guide

This tool is not about a vanity score—it surfaces the most common indexing blockers: noindex, robots blocks, canonicals, status codes, and rendering signals.

1) Run the check

Open Indexability Checker and review:

HTTP 200 vs redirect chain / 4xx / 5xx
robots.txt Disallow
meta robots / X-Robots-Tag noindex
self-canonical (or correct preferred URL)

2) Fix with the right tool

robots.txt Generator Meta Tags Generator Sitemap Generator

Full workflow: Indexability checklist

FAQ

How to interpret results and troubleshoot.