Why isn’t my WordPress site showing up in Google search results?

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If your site is new, Google simply may not have crawled it yet. However, a common technical “gotcha” in WordPress is the “Search Engine Visibility” setting. Under Settings > Reading, there is a checkbox that says “Discourage search engines from indexing this site.” If this was checked during development and never unchecked, your site is effectively invisible to Google.

Another reason could be a lack of a sitemap or a “noindex” tag accidentally applied by an SEO plugin. To fix this, you should set up Google Search Console to see exactly how Google views your site. Our Care Program includes proactive monitoring of your site’s index status, ensuring that when you publish content, it actually has the chance to rank and drive traffic to your business.

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