A few days ago, Google came out with a new update for the Google Webmasters Community.
They Tweeted the following announcement on Twitter.
Google said that they have disabled the ability to instantly index webpages using the URL Inspection tool available in Google Search Console. They say that the feature was disabled so that they could make some changes to their Google Indexing Infrastructure.
So, that leaves the Question. How do you get Google to Instantly Index your Content, now that the Request Index Feature has been disabled.
Fear Not, because this is where Rank Math’s Instant Indexing Plugin comes into Action.
Today, we are going to briefly go through the process of how to instantly index your content using Rank Math’s Indexing Plugin.
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Instant Indexing Plugin – By RankMath
Instant Indexing is a awesome plugin from the RankMath SEO Plugin team. This Plugin uses the Google’s Instant Indexing API Platform to make requests to Google to crawl your Content.
The Best Feature of this plugin is that, it is a stand-alone plugin. i.e You do not have to install the Rank Math SEO plugin to Avail this feature in your WordPress Website. It can be downloaded seperately from the WordPress Plugin Directory or from the Rank Math SEO Official Website.
What is RankMath Instant Indexing?
Instant Indexing is a Plugin which utilises Google’s Indexing API Cloud Framework to instantly index pages on your website.
It is a fast and light-weight plugin that is built to go-along with your WordPress website no matter whichever SEO plugin, you are using for your Website. The Most Taunting feature of this plugin is that it is available to download for free right no for you.
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Main Features
There a ton of features that comes with this plugin that helps you choose the Best Settings for your Website.
- Update an URL: You can use this feature to notify google to crawl your content when you publish something new or if you have updated your old content.
- Removal of an URL: You can use this feature to notify Google to De-Index the Page from Google Search Engine after you have removed it from your Website Server.
- Status of a Request: This Feature can be used to view the current status that Google has about a page from your Website on their Index.
- Batch-Index Requests: This is a handy feature, if your website has a lot of pages to be indexed. Using this Feature, you can make Google to Index a Large Chunk of your Website’s Pages.
Other Features
- Compatibility with any WordPress SEO Plugin.
- It is a one time setup. i.e You do not have to worry about anything after setting up this plugin. It will take care of your site’s indexing all by itself.
- Automatic Submission of new URLS to google for Indexing.
- Feature to Exclude selected custom pages like Categories, Tags, ACFs from getting Indexed.
What RankMath has to say?
- Faster Ranking in Google SERPs.
- It increases the chances of ranking above your competitors as the content is sent to index as soon as it is Published.
- It Helps to Keep the Search Engine Index Fresh and Up-to Date by constantly updating any changes to your Website.
How to Install RankMath Instant Indexing Plugin
So, we have now understood about all the features of the Rank Math Instant Index Plugin. But how we do we install them?
That is exactly what we are going to Discuss Next.
Note: Google Officialy said that this feature should be used only for Job Posting and Live Streaming Websites according to John Mueller’s Tweet. He said that all other websites should use the Sitemap Feature only. But according to RankMath, you are free to use this on your Normal Website unless you feel uncomfortable using them. Please Proceed at your own risk.
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Steps to Properly Install Instant Index Plugin on a WordPress Site.
- Download the Plugin
You can download the plugin from the official WordPress Directory or directly from the Official RankMath Website.
Click here for WordPress Link.
Click here for RankMath Link. - Create a new Google API Project
You need to setup the API using your google account by visiting the Google API Cloud Platform. This Let's you create the required API Key which can then be used to Configure the Instant Indexing Plugin.
For detailed instuctions on How to Setup your Google API Project, you can check out this Definitive Guide on how to Setup Google API Project by RankMath SEO Team. - Setting up API in the Plugin
After Installing the Plugin, you can Navigate to RankMath > Instant Indexing. Once you reach the page click on the Settings Tab and upload the JSON File or just copy its components. Once this is done, Hit Save Changes.
- Now you can Instantly Index your Pages
Use the Console Tab of the Plugin to Specify the URLs which should be instantly indexed and hit Send to API to perform the required tasks,i.e Indexing, Removals and Status of your pages.
- Plugin Additional Options
You can also use the Dropdown Menus from your Posts Section to determine what type of action should be done for a list of Posts that you have written.
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Google Indexing API Limitations
Publish Requests PerDay PerProject = 200Requests PerMinute PerProject = 600Metadata Requests PerMinute PerProject = 180
Final Thoughts
We Hope this guide has helped you get a better understanding on what Instant Indexing is and how you too can apply it to your website. Especially during such a time when Google has disabled the Request Index Feature from Google Search Console.
Hope this has been useful and please feel free to comment down your thoughts below.
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Thanks. Very informative article. I am using Rank Math after reading this article. Hope to get better service. Rank Math is free now, but, I heard it will charge from this year. Is it true?
RankMath is said to release a Pro Version very Soon. But that doesn't make the features of the free version paid, so its totally fine. You can always use the current features you have.
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