Index
The collection of web pages stored by search engines—only indexed pages can rank.
What is Index?
Indexing is how search engines store your site’s pages—only indexed pages can appear in search results.
Dive Deeper
Search Engine, GooglebotGoogle’s crawler that indexes your website—visits pages to determine what should rank and where., IndexabilityWhether a page can be found and indexed by search engines—depends on structure, tags, and robots.txt., Crawl BudgetHow often and how much of your site Google crawls—maximizing it ensures fresh pages get indexed., SitemapA file that lists all the pages on your website—helps search engines crawl and index your site efficiently.