SitemapXML v.2

[wmorris]

Ok, after I submitted my sitemap to google. I get this message today:

Discovered - currently not indexed
These pages aren't indexed or served on Google

Does anyone know what this mean?

[simon1066]

Ok, after I submitted my sitemap to google. I get this message today:

Discovered - currently not indexed
These pages aren't indexed or served on Google

Does anyone know what this mean?

Google knows - https://www.google.com/search?q=Disc...ly+not+indexed

Do you have a Search Console account? That might give some clues.

[wmorris]

Now, Bing.com wants me to do this:

1. Download the file BingSiteAuth.xml
2. Upload the file to root directory of your site https://galaxyhomedecor.us/sitemap.xml

Do I need to do this?

[jeking]

Now, Bing.com wants me to do this:

1. Download the file BingSiteAuth.xml
2. Upload the file to root directory of your site https://galaxyhomedecor.us/sitemap.xml

Do I need to do this?

Need to? No. You don't need to do anything. But they use it to verify you own the site, so it's a good idea.

[wmorris]

I had to resubmit the sitemap.

So bing discovered the sitemap no problem.

Now the crawl is giving me this:

The inspected URL is known to Bing but has some issues which are preventing indexation. We recommend you to follow Bing Webmaster Guidelines to increase your chances of indexation.