A new or redesigned site checked so Google can find it
After a launch or redesign, check that search engines aren't blocked, no coming-soon mode is left on, and Search Console has a sitemap it reads.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time
- about 15 min
I just [launched my new site]. Check that WordPress isn't asking search engines to stay away, that no coming-soon or maintenance mode is still on, and that the address structure is what I expect: [/%postname%/]. Check that Search Console has my site and a sitemap Google has read recently, and anything else urgent for search in site health. Only report, in the order I should fix things.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Check that search engines can find my newly [launched] site, and report what to fix first.
What happens
- The AI app reads your WordPress settings, including whether search engines may index the site and the permalink structure.
- It checks for WordPress's own maintenance file and for coming-soon or maintenance plugins that are switched on.
- It runs the site health check for problems hurting search now, such as search engines blocked, no HTTPS or sitemap errors.
- It reads your Search Console property and its sitemaps.
- Nothing changes. Search visibility is switched in WordPress under Settings, Reading.
Approvals involved
Nothing here changes your site: no approval needed.
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What you get
Confidence that nothing left over from the build is keeping your site out of Google, or a short list of what is.
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Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.