This is an Auto-Response for the (very) common question regarding Indexation Times.
This is an attempt to compile information for questions/issues such as;
Q: How long does it take to get Indexed.
Q: How long does Google take to Index a site.
Q: How fast does Google Index a site.
Q: Still not Indexed.
Q: How long does it take to get Crawled.
Q: How long does Google take to Crawl a site.
Q: How fast does Google Crawl a site.
Q: Still not Crawled
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How long to get indexed =================
There is No set time in for Google to initially index your site - the time taken can vary.
The time it does take may vary based upon factors such as;
* Popularity of the site (Whether it has any links to it)
* Whether the content is Crawl-able (Server Responses and Content type)
* Site structure (how pages interlink)
It is possible for a site to be crawled/indexed within 4 days to 4 weeks.
In some cases, it may take longer.
## Things to do to check/ensure that things are "optimal" for crawling/indexing ##
* Check Server responses
Pages should return 200/OK responses.
Use tools like
http://oyoy.eu/page/headers/ to check the response.
* Have actual "content"
This means having content that bots/spiders can "see" and understand (text!).
If you are using purely Images, solely Flash or loading content up via
JavaScript - then you are likely to encounter problems.
Remember - bots like to "read" - so ensure that you have "text" for them to read!
* Use "normal" links
Normal links are things such as <a href="some_URL" title="optional"> Some Link Text </a>
Using JavaScript based events (no href value, instead using on.click or
using select list elements with on.click functions etc.) may result in
the bots not following!
* Submit the site
NO - Verification is NOT the same as Submitting.
To submit your site - use the URL Submittal tool
http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl
* Be discovered
If at all possible, have a few links to the site from other sites.
These links should be from related/topical/relevant sites.
These links should be from quality/trusted/popular/
reliable sites.
Links do seem to help - but do NOT go overboard - it only needs 1 link that is "normal" (can be seen/followed by bots).
* Verify your site
Sign up for a Google Webmaster Tools account.
This does NOT mean the same as Submitting your URL!
This MAY NOT improve the chances of getting crawled/indexed.
This can help in discovering/locating/understanding problems as/when/if they occur.
* Provide a Sitemap
This is completely Optional!
Sitemaps do NOT guarantee getting Crawled/Indexed.
Sitemaps MAY NOT increase your chances of getting crawled/indexed, nor improve the speed/rate.
## Common Problems/Causes for initial Crawling/Indexing ##
* Poor Server responses...
- The server sending Bad Responses (404/410/500 etc.),
- The server being Slow/Timing out (taking ages to acknowledge/reply to the server request),
- Having Excessive Redirect Strings (Redirect from URL A to B, to C, to D etc.),
- Using non-standard Redirects (JavaScript etc.),
...may result in the initial crawl getting stuffed.
* DomainNameServer responses...
...that fail to resolve or that have major issues can cause problems.
* Really shoddy code/markup...
...such as seriously malformed <head></head> sections etc. can cause problems.
* robots.txt ...
- being malformed,
- being incorrectly setup,
- not returning a proper response code,
...can cause crawling issues
* robots meta ...
...people may have unwittingly blocked bots, included
multiple/additional robots tags and unknowingly be denying bots to
ability index/follow pages.
## Additional ##
Please, before deciding that your site is Not Indexed ...
1) Be aware that information/data in the Google WebMaster Tools (GWT/GWMT) may not be "accurate".
(It is known to be out of date / out of synch in many cases)
2) To check for your site in the Search Engine Results,
a) please use the Site: operator = in Google search, in teh search
box, type in site:www.yourdomain.tld or site:yourdomain.tld)
b) try doing a search for the <title> of a given page using quotes around it ( "your pages title" )
c) try doing a search for a snippet of "unique" content using quotes (
"just copy and paste a short sentence of so from one of your pages" )
3)
If requesting help/assistance/information regarding your site and
getting crawled/indexed - PLEASE supply relevant information.
Tell us when the site went live, whether you have actually Submitted the
site, whether it is Verified, whether you supplied a Sitemap, whether
you access to your Server Logs, whether you can see the GoogleBot
crawling your site and what response code it gives etc. etc. etc.
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