Tool

Indexability checker

Find out why a page isn't getting indexed. Paste the page source and it checks noindex tags, canonicals, robots.txt, status codes, thin content and JavaScript-only text.

  • Runs in your browser

nothing leaves your browser

Most “Google won’t index my page” problems come down to five or six causes, and most of them are visible in the page source. This tool checks them in one go and tells you which one is the blocker.

What it checks

  • Status code. Redirects and error pages don’t get indexed.
  • X-Robots-Tag header and meta robots. A stray noindex left over from staging is the classic one.
  • Canonical tag. If it points to another URL, Google will usually index that one instead.
  • robots.txt. Paste yours, and it checks whether Googlebot may crawl this path.
  • Title, H1 and word count. Thin pages get crawled and then quietly left out.
  • JavaScript-only content. Very little text in the HTML plus a pile of scripts usually means the content only appears after rendering.

How to use it

  1. Add the page URL and pick the status code (most pages return 200).
  2. Open the page, right-click, choose View page source, select all and paste it in.
  3. Optionally paste your robots.txt.
  4. Fix anything marked Blocker first. Check items are worth a look but won’t stop indexing on their own.

For crawler-by-crawler robots.txt results, including the AI search bots, use the robots.txt tester.

Questions

Why do I have to paste the page source?

Browsers don't let one website read another website's pages, so the tool can't fetch yours. Right-click the page, choose View page source, select all and paste. It takes ten seconds, and nothing leaves your browser.

Indexable means it's indexed, right?

No. Indexable means nothing is stopping Google. Whether Google decides the page is worth indexing is a separate question. Use the site search link the tool gives you, or URL Inspection in Search Console, to see the real status.

Where do I find the X-Robots-Tag header?

In your browser's developer tools, under Network, click the page request and look at the response headers. Most sites don't send one, so leave it blank if you don't see it.

What does "Crawled, currently not indexed" mean?

Google fetched the page and chose not to index it, usually because it looks thin or too similar to another page. The checker flags thin pages, but the fix is better, more distinct content.

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