Google Updates Page Indexing Help Docs on 'Crawled - Currently Not Indexed'
TLDR
Google has updated the Page indexing report help documentation for the 'Crawled - currently not indexed' status, now stating that Google doesn't index all pages, that this is a common message, and that it doesn't necessarily indicate an issue.
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Google has revised the help documentation for the "Crawled - currently not indexed" section of the Page indexing report. The updated text says Google doesn't index all pages, that this is a common message, and that it doesn't necessarily indicate a problem, as first reported by SERoundtable.
How we got here: earlier coverage
- Sep 11Google Search Console indexing report shows missing data from June 2026
Google Search Console's indexing report is missing data from multiple days in June 2026 due to a delayed reporting issue that will not be backfilled.
- Sep 9Google Confirms Brief Search Console Indexing Reporting Bug
Google confirmed a brief Search Console bug yesterday that incorrectly reported pages as not indexed, now resolved.
- Jul 17Google Refreshes StoreBot Help Doc With Clearer Guidance on Crawler Access and Reprocessing Times
Google updated its StoreBot crawler troubleshooting documentation with clarifications on accessibility, robots.txt, IP blocking, and reprocessing timelines.
- Jul 16Google Explains How Low-Quality and AI-Generated Content Triggers Indexing Issues
Google's John Mueller clarifies that low-quality and AI-generated content often triggers reduced crawling and indexing, showing as 'crawled—currently not indexed' in Search Console.