GLOSSARY TERM
What is Indexability?
Definition
Whether a web page can be stored in a search engine's index and appear in search results. Pages can be non-indexable due to noindex tags, canonical redirects, robots.txt blocks, or server errors.
Why it Matters for AI Search
If your pages aren't indexed, they're invisible to search engines regardless of content quality. Common indexability issues include accidental noindex tags left from staging environments, orphaned pages with no internal links, and soft 404 errors.
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