Blocked due to access forbidden (403): Fix checklist for Googlebot
A practical guide to "Blocked due to access forbidden (403)": typical causes (WAF, geo blocks, auth), how to verify what Googlebot sees, and safe fixes.
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Blocked due to other 4xx: The real causes and the fix checklist (GSC)
A practical guide to 'Blocked due to other 4xx' in Google Search Console: what codes it usually hides (410/429/451/401/403), how to choose the right strategy, and how to validate fixes.
Crawl anomaly in Google Search Console: What it means and how to debug
What "Crawl anomaly" means in Google Search Console, common underlying causes (timeouts, intermittent 5xx, redirects), and a step-by-step debug flow.
Crawled - currently not indexed: What it means (and what actually fixes it)
A practical guide to the GSC status "Crawled - currently not indexed": how to tell technical blockers from prioritization, and the few changes that reliably move URLs into the index.
Discovered - currently not indexed: Why it happens (and what works on new sites)
A practical guide to the GSC status 'Discovered - currently not indexed': what it really signals (crawl allocation), why it's common after pivots/migrations, and the few actions that reliably increase indexing.