To add a URL (webpage) to Google and ensure that it gets indexed, follow these steps:
1. Submit Your Website to Google Search Console:
Sign up for Google Search Console: If you haven't already, create an account on Google Search Console.
Add Your Website: In Search Console, click on "Add Property" and enter your website URL. You'll need to verify that you own the website by following the provided instructions (e.g., HTML tag, DNS record, or Google Analytics).
2. Submit a Sitemap:
Create a Sitemap: A sitemap is an XML file that lists all the important pages of your site. If you’re using WordPress or another CMS, you can use plugins like Yoast SEO or Google XML Sitemaps to generate one automatically.
Submit the Sitemap: Once your sitemap is ready, go to Search Console > Sitemaps, and enter the URL of your sitemap (e.g.,
https://www.example.com/sitemap.xml).
Google Will Crawl Your Site: By submitting the sitemap, Google will start crawling and indexing the URLs listed in it.
3. Manually Request URL Indexing:
Use the URL Inspection Tool: If you want to submit a specific page rather than the whole site:
Go to Google Search Console and navigate to URL Inspection Tool.
Enter the URL you want to add or update in Google.
Click Request Indexing if the URL isn’t indexed or you want to update Google’s current version.
Note: Google will typically index new pages automatically once you submit a sitemap or request indexing, but it can take some time (anywhere from a few days to a few weeks) for Google to crawl and index your URL.
4. Promote Your URL (Optional):
Link Building: Google’s crawlers often find new pages by following links from other websites. Having quality backlinks to your URL can speed up the process.
Social Media: Sharing your URL on social media platforms can increase the chances of it being discovered by Google's crawlers.
5. Ensure Your URL Is Crawlable:
Make sure your URL is not blocked by a robots.txt file or noindex meta tag. If a page is blocked, Google will not index it.
Check for crawl errors in Search Console under Coverage.
6. Monitor Progress:
Once you've submitted the URL or sitemap, you can check the Coverage Report in Google Search Console to see if your URL has been indexed.