SEO

Indexing

Terms

6 terms

  • Canonical URL

    A canonical URL is the preferred address of a page that search engines index and rank when the same content is reachable at several URLs.

  • Duplicate content

    Duplicate content is identical or very similar content available at more than one URL, forcing search engines to choose which version to index.

  • Index bloat

    Index bloat is the condition in which a search engine indexes many low-value, duplicate or unintended URLs from a site, diluting its quality and crawl focus.

  • Index coverage

    Index coverage in SEO describes which known URLs of a site a search engine has stored in its index, which it excluded, and the reason for…

  • Indexing

    Indexing in SEO is the process in which a search engine analyzes crawled pages and stores them in its index so they can be retrieved for…

  • Noindex

    Noindex is a robots directive that tells search engines not to include a crawled page in their index, keeping it out of search results while still…