Q and A: Why is Google only indexing my home page?
Dear Kalena...
I have a problem. My site is http://www.info-junction.net.
I first made the site in Joomla, 3 months back. At that time Google just indexed my home page. I was using opensef - a module that changes your dynamic page into a static html kind of looking page which is search engine friendly.
But no use - only the first page got indexed. I have seen numerous sites that use Joomla and are higly ranked with 6 PR.
So I thought may be I am doing something wrong, so changed the whole site to plain html, also added a xml sitemap, the site map was picked up by Google with no problems. Now when Google last indexed it again, it indexed only the home page. So I am Pissed Off once again :) .
Please take a look and advise me what to do in order to get the whole site indexed.
Abu
Kalena's Answer:
Dear Abu
I hate to tell you this, but you probably wasted a lot of time redesigning your site. Sites made with Joomla CMS are usually indexed with no problems. The issue wasn't your site design, it was the age of your site. When you launch a new site (or extensively re-design an existing one), Google generally places the site in a limbo area for a period up to 9 months. This is called the Google Aging Delay and during this time it will seem as though only your home page is indexed.
During the aging delay, you usually can't find your site on Google for anything apart from your site name or URL. Googlebot will visit your entire site though and release all the indexed pages into the datacenter after some time has lapsed. Although this is frustrating, it is perfectly normal and helps prevent spammers from manipulating the SERPs. Just be patient and build up incoming links to your site while you wait.
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I have a problem. My site is http://www.info-junction.net.
I first made the site in Joomla, 3 months back. At that time Google just indexed my home page. I was using opensef - a module that changes your dynamic page into a static html kind of looking page which is search engine friendly.
But no use - only the first page got indexed. I have seen numerous sites that use Joomla and are higly ranked with 6 PR.
So I thought may be I am doing something wrong, so changed the whole site to plain html, also added a xml sitemap, the site map was picked up by Google with no problems. Now when Google last indexed it again, it indexed only the home page. So I am Pissed Off once again :) .
Please take a look and advise me what to do in order to get the whole site indexed.
Abu
Kalena's Answer:
Dear Abu
I hate to tell you this, but you probably wasted a lot of time redesigning your site. Sites made with Joomla CMS are usually indexed with no problems. The issue wasn't your site design, it was the age of your site. When you launch a new site (or extensively re-design an existing one), Google generally places the site in a limbo area for a period up to 9 months. This is called the Google Aging Delay and during this time it will seem as though only your home page is indexed.
During the aging delay, you usually can't find your site on Google for anything apart from your site name or URL. Googlebot will visit your entire site though and release all the indexed pages into the datacenter after some time has lapsed. Although this is frustrating, it is perfectly normal and helps prevent spammers from manipulating the SERPs. Just be patient and build up incoming links to your site while you wait.
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Labels: google, google aging delay, session ids
1 Comments:
I have a similar issue, except that Google's Webmaster Tools tell me that the site was indexed just last week. I'm using OpenSEF and a sitemap (Joomap), but it still won't index anything but the homepage. I'm using unique page titles and meta descriptions. Any thoughts? (flow40dance.com)
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