Why isn't my Webflow site showing up in Google search results, even when searching by URL?

If your Webflow site isn't appearing in Google search results, even when searching the exact URL, it's likely due to indexing, visibility, or domain setup issues.

1. Check if Your Site Is Published and Live

• Ensure your site is published to your custom domain or Webflow subdomain (e.g., yoursite.webflow.io).
• Try accessing the site directly via browser. If it doesn’t load, it’s not reachable by Google either.

2. Verify Domain Settings in Webflow

• Go to Project Settings > Hosting and make sure your custom domain is connected and marked as the default domain.
• Use Webflow’s “Check status” button next to the domain setup to confirm DNS and SSL are correctly set up.

3. Confirm There’s No “Noindex” Meta Tag

• In the Webflow Designer, go to Pages Panel > Settings (gear icon) for each Page.
• Scroll down to SEO Settings and check for a “Prevent search engines from indexing this page” option. Make sure it’s unchecked.

4. Check robots.txt Settings

• Go to Project Settings > SEO.
• Ensure the robots.txt file is not disallowing all bots. A bad setting might look like: User-agent: * Disallow: /
• Leave this blank (or configure properly) to ensure crawling.

5. Submit Site to Google Search Console

• Go to Google Search Console.
• Add your domain property, verify site ownership (typically via DNS or Google Analytics).
• Use the URL Inspection Tool to check a specific URL and Request Indexing if needed.

6. Ensure Sitemap Is Included and Submitted

• In Webflow, go to Project Settings > SEO and enable Auto-generate Sitemap.
• In Google Search Console, submit your sitemap at: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml.

7. Check for Domain Canonicalization Issues

• Go to Project Settings > Hosting.
• Make sure the proper canonical domain is selected (e.g., with or without www).
• Avoid having both variation URLs active as it can confuse Google.

8. Wait for Google to Crawl and Index

• Even with correct setup, indexing isn't instant. It can take a few days to a few weeks for Google to index a new site.
• Check Search Console periodically for crawl or indexing updates.

Summary

If your Webflow site isn’t appearing in Google, verify that it’s published, accessible, not being blocked by robots.txt or meta tags, and that it’s submitted to Google Search Console. Most often, it’s an indexing or visibility setting blocking your site from appearing.