> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.searchpie.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.searchpie.io/app-features/google-authority/sitemap.md). # Indexing ## Google Index Our Google Index feature helps you to submit the **Sitemap**. A sitemap is a file that contains links to every publicly accessible page on a website. Sitemaps enable search engines to find every page and product on your site, which allows search engines to crawl more intelligently. Normally, the process of manually updating the sitemap is very painful. But with Search Pie, you need to do only some easy steps. To get started, please go to the Google Index, and click **CONNECT** to log in to your Google Search Console account.

Google Index - Connect Google Search Console

When you connect Google Search Console successfully, the app helps you submit your sitemap effortlessly in just one click. Wonder if your sitemap has been submitted properly. Here you can see every single public link that the app has submitted to Google in the list as below.

Submit sitemap & Auto request index for new pages.

Please notice that, if your link cannot be found by site crawlers, there’s no way it can appear on search engine results.

In case you want to request an index for new pages automatically, we have auto feature for that. After submitting your sitemap, the manage sitemap tab will appear and you can enable the auto tool.
\ IndexNow -------- IndexNow helps SearchPie automatically notify supported search engines when your store pages are added, updated, or deleted. This allows search engines to discover your latest content changes faster. IndexNow is currently supported by search engines such as Microsoft Bing, Naver, Seznam.cz, Yandex, and Yep. To get started, go to **Google Authority > Indexing**, then select the **IndexNow** tab.

*** ### Activate Auto Submit to IndexNow SearchPie can automatically submit updated store pages to IndexNow. To enable this feature, click **Activate** in the **Auto submit links to IndexNow** section.

After activation: * Product and collection page updates are submitted within about 10 minutes. * Other supported page updates are checked and submitted twice a day. You do not need to submit these updated pages manually after activating this feature. **Note:** Submitting a URL to IndexNow does not guarantee that it will be crawled or indexed immediately. *** ### Check Submission Statistics After Auto Submit is activated, you can track submission performance in the summary section.

The statistics include: * **Total submission:** Total number of submission requests sent. * **Success submission:** Number of requests accepted for processing. * **Success submission rate:** Percentage of successful submissions. These numbers help you check whether SearchPie is successfully notifying search engines about your store updates. *** ### Submit a URL Manually You can also submit a specific URL manually when you want search engines to be notified immediately. Click **Submit manually**, enter the URL, and follow the instructions in the app.

Manual submission is useful when: * You have published an important new page. * You have made major changes to an existing page. * You have removed or redirected a page. * You do not want to wait for the next automatic submission. Make sure the URL belongs to your store and is publicly accessible. *** ### Check IndexNow History Submitted URLs will appear in the **IndexNow history** section.

Here, you can review recent submission activity and check whether each request was sent successfully. If you see **No submissions yet**, it means no URL has been submitted through IndexNow. You can click **Activate** to enable automatic submissions or use **Submit manually** to submit your first URL. *** ### Important Notes A successful submission means the search engine has received the notification from SearchPie. It does not guarantee immediate crawling, indexing, or ranking. Search engines still decide whether and when a page is crawled or indexed based on factors such as page accessibility, crawler permissions, content quality, canonical tags, noindex settings, and overall website quality. ### :question: FAQ About Sitemap {% hint style="info" %} #### I have submitted my Sitemap. But I can't see the sitemap in Google Search Console. {% endhint %} The app will submit your sitemap to the Google search engine and tell if your site exists. So you can be found at Google next time when it is done crawling your data but not on the Google Search Console (GSC). This is just a tracking tool you can add to the sitemap page of GSC. {% hint style="info" %} #### I have already submitted my sitemap to Google. My store is not showing in Google search when I type in my store name. Do you have any suggestions to make it one of the first to appear? {% endhint %} It will take time for Google to crawl your site. Perhaps it is already showing on the Google search result page but deep behind the first page. ## URL Verifications With this tool, you check if your pages have been indexed; if not, it will inform Google immediately.

You can click **Request index** if you want Google soonc rawl this page. Also, if there's any page that you want not to be indexed, you can click **Request noindex**.

After Indexing, you can re-check to see whether it has been submitted successfully. Please note that it might take Google a few weeks to read your page, so please stay tuned . {% hint style="success" %} Upgrade to [**Enterprise Plan**](https://sb.secomapp.com/plan) to enjoy more powerful tools! :muscle: {% endhint %} ### :question: **FAQ About URLs Verification** {% hint style="info" %} #### **Are all the URLs on my store indexed when I click on Index Now for my domain?** {% endhint %} The feature URLs Verification can help you inform Google about one new page at one time. In other words, if you want to index the whole site in one click, Sitemap will be an appropriate choice. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.searchpie.io/app-features/google-authority/sitemap.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.