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If your pages aren’t appearing in Google search results, work through these common causes:

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1. Sitemap Missing or Inaccessible

Google discovers pages through your sitemap. If it can’t access it, pages won’t be indexed. How to check:
  1. Visit https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml in your browser
  2. You should see XML with your page URLs
  3. Check Google Search Console > Sitemaps for errors
Common sitemap issues:
  • Sitemap returns 404 (not created)
  • Sitemap is empty or malformed XML
  • URLs in sitemap use wrong domain (e.g., lovable.app instead of your custom domain)
Use our SEO Bot Crawler Test to verify what Google sees when visiting your sitemap.

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2. robots.txt Blocking Crawlers

A misconfigured robots.txt can prevent Google from crawling your site. How to check:
  1. Visit https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt
  2. Ensure it doesn’t contain Disallow: / for all user agents
Good robots.txt: 
User-agent: *
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
Bad robots.txt (blocks everything): 
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Google discovers pages by following links. Orphan pages (no links pointing to them) are hard to find. Solutions:
  • Add navigation links to all important pages
  • Include pages in your sitemap
  • Get external sites to link to your content
  • Submit URLs directly in Google Search Console

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4. Site Is Too New

Google doesn’t index sites instantly. New sites can take days to weeks to appear. Speed up indexing:
  1. Submit your sitemap in Google Search Console
  2. Use “Request Indexing” for important pages
  3. Share your site on social media to generate signals

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5. JavaScript Content Not Being Prerendered

If Hado SEO isn’t active, Google sees your raw JavaScript instead of rendered content. How to verify prerendering is working:
  1. Use our SEO Bot Crawler Test
  2. Enter your URL
  3. Check that the rendered HTML contains your actual content, not just <div id="root"></div>