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Karied
Copper Contributor
May 24, 2024

Bing won't Index My site.

I have been trying in vain for the last month to get my site indexed by Bing. The site has a robots.txt, has a sitemap and is indexed by Google. I've used IndexNow, I have followed the Webmaster Guidelines, which by the way is some sort of bible that they just throw at you in case they can't index you. They don't give me any specific reason as to why...simply and confusingly they just say, 

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.

I have reached out to Bing Webmaster Support on several occasions and I get the automated reply. This is so insanely frustrating and I've seen it on thread after thread that others have experienced the EXACT same issue. Why does Microsoft ignore this issue and not help users who are experiencing the same issue? I've seen threads just like this get shut down but I'm going to raise the question again in hopes that someone can help. 

  • FaizanAnwar's avatar
    FaizanAnwar
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 09, 2024

    Facing the exact same problem and bing is not indexing any URL of my site. Have you found any solution?

     

  • henry8653j3's avatar
    henry8653j3
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 27, 2024

    aaad@ If your site is not being indexed by Bing, it can be frustrating, especially when you've put in the effort to create quality content. There are several potential reasons why Bing may not be indexing your site, such as issues with your site’s crawlability, errors in your sitemap, or blocked URLs in your robots.txt file. Ensure your site is accessible to search engines by checking for crawl errors in Bing Webmaster Tools and confirming that your site is not blocking Bingbot. Additionally, submitting your sitemap through Bing Webmaster Tools can help direct Bing to index your pages. Regularly update your content and ensure it meets Bing’s quality guidelines to improve your chances of being indexed.

  • abdobasha2017's avatar
    abdobasha2017
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 13, 2024

    Same problem here, nothing blocked, live test is working fine, pages got discovered not indexed

    Karied 

  • JSPranto's avatar
    JSPranto
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 14, 2024
    Same problem I faced. Bing support not reply my email they do not do give importance the problem.

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