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Why Doesn’t My Squarespace Site Appear on Google?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 1:03 am

If you’re new to website building, or even if you’re experienced, you may be wondering why your Squarespace site doesn’t appear on Google. After all, you’ve followed all the instructions and added all the content, so what’s the problem?

There are a few possible explanations for why your site isn’t appearing on Google searches, and we’ll go through each one. First, it’s important to understand how Google indexing works.

When you create a new website, Google’s bots will eventually find it and crawl it. This process can take a few days or even weeks, so if your site is brand new, that could be the reason it’s not showing up in searches yet.

If your site has been around for a while but still isn’t appearing in searches, there are a few other things to check. First, make sure that your site is set to public in the Privacy & Permissions settings. If it’s set to private, Google won’t be able to index it. You should also check that your site is connected to a custom domain.

If you’re using a free Squarespace subdomain (like yoursite.Squarespace.com), Google may not be able to find it. Finally, make sure that you haven’t blocked Google from crawling any pages on your site. You can do this in the robots.txt file.

If you’ve checked all of these things and your site still isn’t appearing on Google, the best thing to do is reach out to Squarespace support. They’ll be able to help you troubleshoot the issue and get your site indexed as soon as possible.

PRO TIP: If you are having trouble getting your Squarespace site to appear on Google, there are a few possible explanations. First, it can take up to two weeks for Google to index a new website. If it has been longer than two weeks since you launched your site, check your site’s settings to make sure that it is set to be indexed by search engines. If your site is still not appearing on Google, it is possible that your site is being penalized for some reason. If this is the case, you will need to contact Google directly to find out why and how to fix the issue.

Why Doesn’t My Squarespace Site Appear on Google?

If you’ve created a Squarespace website but can’t seem to find it when you search for it on Google, don’t worry – there are a few possible explanations.

First, keep in mind that it can take a few days or even weeks for Google’s bots to find and crawl a new website. So if your site is brand new, that could be the reason it hasn’t shown up in searches yet.

If your site has been around for awhile but still isn’t appearing in searches, there are a few other things to check:

  • Make sure that your site is set to public in the Privacy & Permissions settings.
  • Check that your site is connected to a custom domain.
  • Make sure that you haven’t blocked Google from crawling any pages on your site by accident.

Conclusion:

If you follow these steps and still can’t seem to get your Squarespace website appearing on Google searches, reach out to Squarespace support for further help troubleshooting the issue.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.