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  kovasp · Member · Apr 17, 2023 at 5:46 pm

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  When I use the Google Search Console URL Inspection tool, it never is able to index my pages – the discovery shows the following issues:

  Sitemaps No referring sitemaps detected
  Referring page None detected

  However, I have entered my sitemaps into the Tools, so I’m not sure why Google is not finding my posts as I publish them.

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  machellie · Staff · Apr 18, 2023 at 1:55 pm

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  Hi there, @kovasp!

  Thanks for reaching out.

  Sorry to hear about the issue you are having with Google and Google indexing your site’s content.

  Just to confirm, are you seeing that error when searching any site page/post URL via the Google URL Inspector Tool? Also, when you added your site to Google Search Console, did you use the sitemap https://arthoard.wordpress.com/sitemap.xml ?

  For reference, here is how to add your site to Google Search Console:

  

  Site Verification Services

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  Verifying your site with services such as Google, Bing, Pinterest, Yandex, and Facebook allows you to unlock additional features from these services, such as analytics and a quicker search engine indexing process. While most site verification tools will ask you to add a “meta tag” to your site’s header, we’ve simplified the process by providing specific tools for adding the meta tag to your si

  If you could, please share a screenshot of the error you are seeing when using the URL Inspector Tool. This will help us determine what the issue is here.

  Looking forward to hearing from you!