Monitor Search Console for ‘Crawled - currently not indexed’ pages regularly.
- Monitor Search Console for ‘Crawled - currently not indexed’ pages regularly3 cited sources2 categories
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Why this matters
This coverage status is explicit feedback that Google rejects page quality, signaling problems needing immediate correction.
Hypothetical standard operating procedure
Adapt this example to your site, access, tools, and change process. It is our suggested procedure, informed by the sources below.
- Access Google Search Console Coverage report weekly filtered by programmatic URL pattern.
- Export list of ‘crawled - currently not indexed’ pages.
- Analyze a sample of these pages for content thinness, duplication, or template flaws.
- Implement fixes such as enhancing content or applying noindex to weak pages.
- Confirm reduced occurrence in subsequent reports.
Watch for
Ignoring high rates can lead to progressive deindexing and traffic loss.
Definition of done
Rate of ‘crawled - currently not indexed’ pages remains low and decreases after template/data fixes.
Sources & attribution
Original checklist wording and example SOP by Best SEO Checklist, using source-grounded AI assistance. Editorial contact: Ted Kubaitis, @tedkubaitis on Teams. Check current source guidance before implementation.