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  1. Getting Started with Sage

Google Index Status - Track your content search status

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The Google Index Status tab shows which pages on a client’s site are indexed, which are not, and when Google last crawled each URL. It combines a one-time sitemap import with live Google Search Console (GSC) data so you can spot—and fix—indexing gaps without leaving Sage SEO.

1 . Initial Connection and Sitemap Import

  1. Click Google Index in the left-hand menu.

  2. If prompted, click Connect Google Search Console.

  3. Authorize the same Google account you used when adding the domain.

  4. Sage SEO automatically retrieves the domain’s sitemap.xml, importing every URL.

  5. Depending on site size, the import takes 1–10 minutes.

Behind the scenes Sage SEO now knows every live URL and can compare it to GSC’s index status.

2 . Understanding the Index Report

Column
Meaning

URL

Exact page pulled from the sitemap.

Content Type

Blog post or static page (auto-classified).

Status

Pass (indexed) · Neutral (discovered/not indexed) · Fail (not indexed).

GSC Message

Google’s reason, e.g., “Crawled – currently not indexed.”

Last Crawl

Date Google last visited the URL.

At the top of the report you’ll see pass / neutral / fail counts for both blog posts and static pages—perfect for a quick health check.

3 . Actions You Can Take

  • Refresh Status – Re-query GSC for an individual URL.

  • Request Re-index – Submit a live crawl request to Google, just like the “Request indexing” button inside GSC.

  • Bulk Re-index (coming soon) – A one-click option to re-submit all non-indexed blog URLs.

4 . Filtering and Sorting

  • Click the Blog Posts or Static Pages pill to isolate that content type.

  • Click any status pill (Pass, Neutral, Fail) to drill into just that subset.

  • Sort any column (URL, status, last crawl date) ascending / descending.

Example workflow:

  1. Filter to Blog Posts → Fail.

  2. Sort by Last Crawl (oldest first).

  3. Request re-index for critical articles.

5 . Why This Matters

  • Quickly prove whether new content is visible in Google search.

  • Catch client pages that are “discovered but not indexed.”

  • Trigger re-indexing without toggling between Sage SEO and Google Search Console.

  • Supply cleaner data to the AI Suggestions Engine by ensuring all live pages are recognized by Google.

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