The first thing to verify.
THE QUICK CHECK
Search for your exact domain name.
If your site does not appear, something is wrong.
THE BETTER CHECK
Search Console, which lists indexed pages and explains exclusions.
WHAT TO LOOK AT
How many pages are indexed How many are excluded, and why Whether your important pages are among the indexed
COMMON REASONS FOR EXCLUSION
Blocked by robots.txt Marked not to be indexed Duplicate of another page Crawled but not indexed Not found
THE MOST COMMON CAUSE ON A NEW SITE
The search engine visibility setting left enabled from development.
In WordPress, Settings, Reading.
That single checkbox removes a site from search entirely.
WHAT TO DO IF PAGES ARE MISSING
Check that setting Check robots.txt Check the page is linked from somewhere Submit the sitemap
HOW LONG INDEXING TAKES
Days to weeks for a new site. Longer for a site with no links to it.
