Google Search Console 2025 – Indexing, Pages, Sitemaps & Removals
In 2025, Google Search Console provides comprehensive tools for indexing pages, managing sitemaps, and removing content from search results. These tools help webmasters and SEO professionals control how their websites appear on Google Search.
🔹 Indexing Pages
The Index Coverage Report shows which pages are indexed, which are not, and why. It helps diagnose indexing errors and provides suggestions to fix issues.
🔹 Sitemaps
- Submit Sitemaps: Inform Google about the structure of your site.
- Monitor Status: Check if Google can access and process your sitemap correctly.
- Large Sites: Use sitemap index files for sites with many URLs (up to 50,000 URLs per file, 500 files per site).
🔹 Removals
- Temporary Removal: Remove a page from search results for up to 6 months using the Removal Tool.
- Permanent Removal: Delete content, use
noindextag, or protect the page with a password. - Robots.txt Blocking: Prevent Google from crawling a page but it may still appear in search results if indexed before.
🔹 Additional Tools
- URL Inspection Tool: Check how Google sees a specific page and detect any issues.
- Performance Reports: Analyze clicks, impressions, and CTR of indexed pages.
- Index Coverage: Monitor which pages are successfully indexed and identify errors.
🔹 Tags
Google Search Console, GSC 2025, indexing, pages, sitemaps, removal tool, URL inspection, SEO tool, website performance, search engine optimization, webmaster tools
