Technical SEO
Why Google crawled but did not index your pages
Crawled but not indexed usually means discovery worked, but page quality, duplication, or signals did not justify indexing.
Problem
AI-built sites can generate many thin or similar pages before the site has enough trust and structure.
Symptoms
- GSC reports crawled but not indexed.
- Pages have duplicate titles or weak descriptions.
- Important pages are missing internal links.
How to diagnose
- Sample affected URLs.
- Check title, description, canonical, word count, and internal links.
- Compare the page against indexed templates.
How to fix
- Consolidate thin variants.
- Add unique page value and supporting links.
- Improve sitemap prioritization and template metadata.
How Search Lighthouse helps
Search Lighthouse samples sitemap pages and separates discovery issues from page-quality and trust issues.
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