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.
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Crawled - currently not indexed meaning (GSC): 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 meaning (GSC): 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.
Duplicate without user-selected canonical meaning (GSC): why it happens and how to resolve it
The GSC status “Duplicate without user-selected canonical” means Google found duplicates and chose a canonical you did not specify. This explains why it happens, the common duplication patterns (hosts, params, archives), and how to make your preferred canonical converge.
GSC redirect error: The fastest fix checklist (chains, loops, and canonical URLs)
A practical guide to "Redirect error" in Google Search Console: why it happens (loops, chains, timeouts), how to diagnose quickly, and how to make redirects deterministic without breaking canonicalization.
GSC Indexing Statuses Explained: What They Mean and How to Fix Them (2026)
A practical map of Google Search Console indexing statuses (Coverage): what each status means, the most common root causes (canonicals, duplicates, robots, redirects, soft 404s), and the fastest way to validate fixes.
Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt: How to resolve it safely (GSC)
A practical guide to the GSC status "Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt": why it happens, why blocking can freeze bad URLs in the index, and the safest resolution paths (allow crawl + noindex vs allow crawl + index).
Not found (404) in Google Search Console: What to do (and what to ignore)
A practical guide to the GSC status 'Not found (404)': how to classify URLs (keep/move/remove), when to 301 vs 410, and how to stop crawl waste.
Page with redirect (Google Search Console): What it means and how to fix it
A practical guide to the indexing status "Page with redirect": why it happens, when it's normal, and how to fix redirect chains so Google indexes the right URL.
Redirect loop: How to find it and fix it (SEO + GSC)
A practical guide to redirect loops: common causes (www/apex, http/https, trailing slash), how to diagnose quickly, and how to fix without creating chains.
robots.txt unreachable: Why it happens and how to fix it
A practical guide to "robots.txt unreachable": what Googlebot is seeing, common causes (timeouts, 403/5xx, WAF), and how to validate the fix in Search Console.
Server error (5xx) in Google Search Console: Debug checklist
A practical guide to the GSC status 'Server error (5xx)': how to diagnose timeouts and intermittent failures, prioritize fixes, and confirm recovery.
Soft 404 in Google Search Console: What it means and how to fix it
A practical guide to "Soft 404" in Google Search Console: why Google labels 200 pages as not-found, the most common causes (empty templates, missing data, thin pages), and how to validate fixes.
Submitted URL blocked by robots.txt: What it means and what to do (GSC)
A practical guide to "Submitted URL blocked by robots.txt": how to decide if the URL should be indexed, how to unblock safely, and how to avoid keeping bad URLs stuck in the index.
Submitted URL has crawl issue: What it means and how to debug (GSC)
What 'Submitted URL has crawl issue' means in Google Search Console, the common underlying causes (robots, redirects, 4xx/5xx, rendering), and a step-by-step debug flow with validation.
Submitted URL marked 'noindex': The fastest fix checklist (GSC)
What 'Submitted URL marked noindex' means in Google Search Console, the common causes (meta robots vs X-Robots-Tag), and how to validate the fix.
Submitted URL not found (404): Fix checklist for sitemaps (GSC)
What 'Submitted URL not found (404)' means in Google Search Console, why it happens (bad sitemap / old URLs), and the fastest cleanup steps with validation.
Submitted URL seems to be a soft 404: What it means and how to fix it (GSC)
A practical guide to the GSC status "Submitted URL seems to be a soft 404": why Google flags 200 pages as "not found", the most common causes, and how to validate fixes.
Crawled but not indexed ("Crawled - currently not indexed"): Debug checklist for Google Search Console
A practical checklist for diagnosing "Crawled - currently not indexed" / "crawled but not indexed" in Google Search Console. Separate technical blockers (robots, canonicals, redirects, rendering) from the more common reality: site-level prioritization.
From Cigarette-Symbol to Snippet-Symbol: PR as Meaning-Making, Then and Now
In the late 1920s, PR learned a durable trick: stop selling the thing, start selling the meaning. AI and modern SEO didn’t break that logic—they made it computational.