URL Inspector
The URL Inspector lets practitioners check how Google sees individual pages on the website. Use it to verify that important pages are indexed, troubleshoot indexing issues, or check the status of newly published content.
Accessing the URL Inspector
- Navigate to SEO Manager > Sitemaps tab
- Click View URLs on any sitemap to open the URL Explorer
- Select the URL Inspector tab at the top
A list of all URLs from the sitemap will appear with their current inspection status.
Inspecting Individual URLs
To check a specific page:
- Find the URL in the list (use the search box to filter)
- Look at the GSC Status column
- If it shows "Not Inspected", click the Inspect button
- Wait a few seconds while KopplaHQ checks with Google
- The status badge will update with the current indexing state
Status Badge Colors
- Green: Page is indexed and discoverable
- Yellow: Page is discovered but not yet indexed, or excluded for a specific reason
- Red: Page has an error preventing indexing
- Gray: Status is unclear or unspecified
Bulk Inspection
To check multiple URLs at once:
- Select the checkboxes next to URLs to inspect
- Click Re-inspect (X) in the action bar at the bottom
- KopplaHQ will check each URL sequentially
- Results appear as each inspection completes
Up to 50 URLs can be inspected at once. For larger batches, the process may take a minute or two as the tool respects Google's rate limits.
Understanding Inspection Results
Click on any inspected URL to see detailed information:
Verdict
The overall indexing verdict from Google:
- PASS: Page is successfully indexed
- NEUTRAL: Page is discovered but excluded for a valid reason
- FAIL: Page has errors preventing indexing
- UNSPECIFIED: Google hasn't evaluated this page yet
Indexing State
More specific information about the page's status:
Your page is indexed and can appear in search results. This is what you want to see for important pages.
Google found your page but hasn't indexed it yet. This is common for newer pages or sites with limited crawl budget.
Google visited your page but decided not to index it. This might happen with thin content, duplicate content, or low-quality pages.
The URL redirects to another page. Google will index the destination page instead.
Your page has a noindex tag telling Google not to index it. Remove the tag if this is unintentional.
Your robots.txt file prevents Google from accessing this page.
This page has a canonical tag pointing to another URL. Google will index the canonical version.
Additional Details
The inspection panel shows:
- Last Crawled: When Google last visited the page
- Crawled As: Whether Google used mobile or desktop crawling (most sites use mobile-first indexing)
- Robots.txt: Whether the robots.txt file allows crawling
- Page Fetch: Whether Google successfully retrieved the page content
- Google Canonical: Which URL Google considers the primary version
- Found in Sitemaps: Which sitemap(s) reference this URL
- Referring URLs: How Google discovered the page
- Mobile Usability: Any mobile-friendliness issues detected
View in Google Search Console
Each inspection result includes a direct link to view the full report in Google Search Console. This opens Google's interface with more detailed technical information if needed.
Common Inspection Scenarios
Checking New Content: After publishing, wait 24-48 hours for the page to appear in the sitemap, then run an inspection. New content typically shows as "Discovered" initially, then "Indexed" within a few days.
Troubleshooting Missing Pages: If a page isn't appearing in search results, inspect the URL to check for errors like "Blocked by robots.txt" or "Excluded by noindex". Verify it's in the sitemap and check the "Last Crawled" date.
Verifying Updates: After updating important content, inspect the URL to see when Google last crawled it. If the crawl date is old, consider resubmitting the sitemap to prompt recrawling.
Filtering by Status
The URL Explorer includes filter tabs:
- All: Shows every URL from the sitemap
- Indexed: Only pages successfully indexed by Google
- Discovered: Pages Google found but hasn't indexed yet
- Error: Pages with indexing errors
- Not Inspected: Pages not yet checked
Use these filters to quickly identify pages needing attention.
Inspection Cache
KopplaHQ caches inspection results for 24 hours to save the Google Search Console API quota. If "Last inspected X hours ago" appears on a badge, that's when the last check with Google occurred.
To force a fresh check, click the Inspect button again. This is useful if an issue was just fixed and needs verification.
