--- title: "Instant Indexing With IndexNow" url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/instant-indexing/ date: 2026-07-17 modified: 2026-07-23 author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "Instead of waiting for search engines to crawl your site, Instant Indexing pushes your URLs to them the moment content changes, using the IndexNow protocol. Nexter SEO can do this..." word_count: 374 --- # Instant Indexing With IndexNow ## Key Takeaways - Nexter SEO sends URLs through IndexNow on publish and update, or on demand for a batch of URLs, instead of waiting for search engines to crawl the site. - Enable Automatic Indexing in Nexter → Content SEO → Technical → Instant Indexing to submit new and updated content automatically, and use Exclude Post Types to skip specific post types. - Submit URLs For Indexing accepts up to 100 URLs at a time, and the Logs tab shows what was submitted and its status so users can confirm acceptance. Instead of waiting for search engines to crawl your site, Instant Indexing pushes your URLs to them the moment content changes, using the IndexNow protocol. Nexter SEO can do this automatically on publish and update, or on demand for a batch of URLs. Nexter → Content SEO → Technical → Instant Indexing.   ## How To Use Instant Indexing With IndexNow? - Open **Technical** in the left-hand nav and click **Instant Indexing**. - On the **Settings** tab, turn on **Enable Automatic Indexing** so new and updated content is submitted automatically. - Optionally add post types to **Exclude Post Types** to keep them out of automatic submission. - To submit manually, paste URLs into **Submit URLs For Indexing** (one per line) and click **Submit URLs**. - Click **Save**. Check the **Logs** tab to see what was submitted and its status. ![Nexter SEO Instant Indexing screen showing automatic indexing, exclude post types, and bulk URL submission](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nseo-12-instant-indexing.gif)   ### Settings Tab - **Enable Automatic Indexing** — automatically sends an indexing request whenever you publish or update content. Turn it off if you prefer to submit URLs manually. - **Exclude Post Types** — a multiselect of post types to skip during automatic submission (for example, internal or private post types).   ### Bulk Indexing - **Submit URLs For Indexing** — paste URLs, one per line, then click **Submit URLs**. You can submit up to **100 URLs** at a time to IndexNow.   ### Logs Tab - Shows a history of submissions and their status, so you can confirm URLs were accepted.   #### Good To Know - IndexNow is supported by **Bing** and **Yandex** (and engines that share the IndexNow network). **Google does not use IndexNow** — for Google, rely on your XML sitemap and Search Console. See [XML Sitemaps](/docs/xml-sitemaps/). - Automatic indexing is the low-effort choice for most sites. Use bulk submission after a large migration or import. - Do not resubmit the same URLs repeatedly; one submission per meaningful change is enough.   #### Troubleshooting - **Submissions fail in the Logs tab.** Confirm the URLs are public (load in a private window) and are on the same domain as this site. - **Nothing happens on publish.** Make sure **Enable Automatic Indexing** is on and the post type is not in the exclude list. **Related:** [XML Sitemaps](/docs/xml-sitemaps/) · [Site Verification](/docs/site-verification/) · [Robots.txt Editor](/docs/robots-txt-editor/)   [Explore Nexter Extension](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-extension/)   This is how you can push URLs to search engines instantly with Nexter SEO. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: Why are my Instant Indexing submissions failing in the Logs tab?** A: Failed submissions usually come down to URL access or domain mismatch. The page says the URLs must be public, meaning they should load in a private window, and they must be on the same domain as the site. That matters because IndexNow is only meant to push valid, reachable URLs. If a URL is private, blocked, or off-domain, it is much more likely to be rejected. **Q: Should I use automatic indexing or bulk submission for WordPress updates?** A: Automatic indexing is the low-effort choice for most sites because it sends an indexing request whenever you publish or update content. Bulk submission makes more sense after a large migration or import, when you need to push many URLs at once. Nexter SEO supports both approaches through Instant Indexing with IndexNow, so the practical split is simple: routine changes go automatic, big content moves go bulk. **Q: How many URLs can I submit at once with IndexNow in WordPress?** A: The bulk submission field accepts up to 100 URLs at a time. That limit matters if you are cleaning up after a migration or importing a lot of content, because you will need to break larger batches into chunks. Nexter SEO handles this through Submit URLs For Indexing, where each URL goes on its own line before you submit. **Q: Does IndexNow work with Google for WordPress indexing?** A: IndexNow does not use Google. The page says it is supported by Bing and Yandex, plus engines that share the IndexNow network. For Google, the workflow is different: rely on your XML sitemap and Search Console instead. That is why Nexter SEO points you toward [XML Sitemaps](/docs/xml-sitemaps/) for Google coverage rather than treating IndexNow as a universal indexing path. **Q: What should I exclude from automatic indexing in WordPress?** A: Exclude Post Types is there for content you do not want sent automatically, such as internal or private post types. That keeps noisy or non-public content out of your indexing workflow and reduces accidental submissions. In practice, this setting is useful when a site has admin-only content mixed in with public posts or pages, since automatic indexing should stay focused on URLs that actually belong in search. **Q: Why does nothing happen when I publish a post with Instant Indexing enabled?** A: The usual cause is that Enable Automatic Indexing is off or the post type is listed in Exclude Post Types. The page calls out both as reasons publish-time submissions may not fire. Nexter SEO uses that setting to decide whether new and updated content gets submitted automatically, so one disabled toggle or an excluded post type can stop the whole flow.