How to find pages that are blocked from search and fix them
Vega checks for noindex tags, stray canonicals and indexing problems on pages that should rank, and stages the fix so important pages are not left out of search.
Search Crew
When you need this
A page you expect to rank gets no impressions, a redesign or plugin change went out recently, or Search Console reports indexing problems.
How the crew does it
Crawl for blocking signals
Search Crew
Vega checks each page for noindex tags, canonicals pointing to another host, and missing canonical links.
Cross-check Search Console
Search Crew
With Search Console connected, Vega compares the crawl with Google's indexing data for the same pages.
Separate intended from accidental
Search Crew
Some pages are blocked on purpose. Vega lists each blocked page with the signal and a judgment on whether it looks intentional.
Confirm which pages should rank
You
You confirm which pages should be indexed. Changing indexing on a page is risky, so it is staged for review.
Ship and recheck
Search Crew
Nova applies the approved fix, and Vega checks the page again on the next scan.
What waits for you
Every change to whether a page is indexed or which URL is canonical.
Connect
search_console, Website access
Measured by
Pages restored to the index and their impressions in Search Console after the fix.
Limits
Removing a block makes a page eligible to be indexed; search engines decide when and whether to include it. Pages the crawler cannot reach are not checked.