"Crawled - Currently Not Indexed" in Google Search Console. Do you PANIC or ignore?
Seeing lots of pages under "Crawled - Currently Not Indexed"? Don't panic. Just watch this video.
What "Crawled Currently Not Indexed" Really Means (And When to Worry)
I've seen websites with 3 pages suddenly showing 3 million "crawled currently not indexed" pages - that's usually a hack. But not every page in this GSC report is a problem.
In this video, I show you:
How to spot if you've been hacked through indexing reports
Which URLs are OK to ignore (RSS feeds, images, redirects)
When this actually IS a quality problem
My exact process for checking if pages should be indexed
Why Google's getting stricter with indexing (spoiler: AI content spam)
0:00 Quick hack detection tip
0:35 What "crawled currently not indexed" means
1:00 First thing to check: the trend
2:00 Reviewing sample URLs
3:00 Live example: checking a URL's status
4:00 Quality issues and AI content
5:00 Bulk checking with Screaming Frog
6:00 Pages that are OK to be not indexed
7:00 Dealing with hacked pages (410 vs 404)
8:00 Quick indexing check with site: operator
Resources mentioned:
My detailed guide on crawled currently not indexed: https://seosly.com/blog/crawled-curre...
Screaming Frog GSC API integration for bulk checks
I've audited 500+ websites and every single one has pages in "crawled currently not indexed." The key is knowing which ones matter.
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Drop a comment - what weird URLs have you found in your "crawled currently not indexed" report?