Today, we’re keeping things short and sweet.
We’re diving back into Google Search Console, this time looking at Crawled – Currently Not Indexed. It doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong, but it does mean there’s room to improve.
We’ll cover why this status happens and what you can do to address it.
Get comfortable, and let’s get into it.
What does Crawled - Currently Not Indexed mean?
This means that Google has crawled a webpage, but has chosen to not include it in its index. This report is similar to our previous article regarding the Discovered - Currently Not Indexed status. As we said - this doesn’t mean there’s an issue, it more means that Google has decided to not display this particular page in organic search results. Perhaps the Google Search Console index coverage report puts it best:_
The page was crawled by Google, but not indexed. It may or may not be indexed in the future; no need to resubmit this URL for crawling._
How can I address Crawled - Currently Not Indexed status?
IIn some cases, Google chooses not to index a URL because it doesn’t see enough value in showing it within search results. This is fairly common and often intentional.
Pages that are most commonly affected by a Crawled – Currently Not Indexed status include:
- Privacy policy pages
- Blog category pages
- Blog tag pages
- Paginated pages
- Pages with duplicate or near-duplicate content
If your page has been flagged with this status and it doesn’t fall into any of the categories above, there are a few things you can do to try and resolve it.
Improve content quality
First things first, focus on the quality of your content.
Content that is unique, fresh, relevant, and genuinely useful is far more likely to be indexed. Google prioritises pages it believes will add value to users, so refining and improving your content is one of the best ways to address a Crawled – Currently Not Indexed status.
The more effort you put into making the page worthwhile, the better chance it has of being picked up and indexed.
Add internal links
Another effective way to prompt Google to recrawl a page is by strengthening its internal links.
Linking to the page from relevant landing pages, menus, or related blog posts helps signal its importance within your site. The more contextually relevant those links are, the stronger that signal becomes.
In many cases, improving internal linking can be enough to encourage Google to reassess the page and move it out of the Crawled – Currently Not Indexed status.
Link building
When all else fails, few things signal relevance and authority to Google quite like high-quality backlinks pointing to that specific page.
Strong, useful content naturally attracts better links, which ties back to the importance of creating something genuinely worth linking to in the first place. When a page earns links from reputable sites, it sends a clear signal to Google that the content matters.
Over time, this is one of the most effective ways to encourage Google to not only crawl a page, but actually index it.
Wrapping up
Seeing Google Search Console errors can feel overwhelming at first. And if you’re dealing with Crawled – Currently Not Indexed, you’re definitely not alone.
Even well-built, technically sound websites can see this status appear on certain pages. The important thing to remember is that not every page in the report needs fixing.
Focus your efforts on the pages that actually matter. Prioritise the URLs that are valuable, drive traffic, or support your core SEO goals, and apply the steps above to help Google reassess and index them. If the list is long, an SEO agency can work through it with you.
Take it one step at a time, and don’t sweat the rest.
Happy Googling.
