The issue of “Discovered – currently not indexed” on Google Search Console indicates that Google has found these pages but has not yet added them to its index. This can be due to several reasons. Here are some steps you can take to potentially resolve this issue:
Check the Robots.txt File: Ensure that your robots.txt file is not blocking these pages from being crawled. If there are directives that disallow these pages, you’ll need to modify the file accordingly.
Inspect for Noindex Tags: Verify that the pages do not have a noindex meta tag implemented in their HTML. This tag prevents search engines from indexing the page.
Content Quality and Uniqueness: Google tends to not index pages that do not provide sufficient value to users or have duplicate content. Review the content on these pages to ensure it is unique, valuable, and well-structured.
Internal and External Links: Make sure these pages are well-linked internally from other pages on your site. Having external links pointing to these pages can also help signal to Google that the content is valuable.
Submit for Indexing: Go to Google Search Console and use the URL Inspection tool to submit the pages for indexing. This action tells Google to recrawl the pages.
Check for Crawl Errors: In Google Search Console, check if there are any crawl errors that might be affecting these pages. Fix any errors you find.
Sitemaps: Make sure these pages are included in your sitemap.xml file and that the sitemap is submitted to Google Search Console.
Mobile Usability: Verify that these pages are mobile-friendly, as Google predominantly uses mobile-first indexing.