# Google Not Indexing Discourse Forum – Sitemap Not Approved

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-not-indexing-discourse-forum-sitemap-not-approved/359589>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** seo\
**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-not-indexing-discourse-forum-sitemap-not-approved/359589 "2025-03-31T08:14:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Michael82](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael82)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-not-indexing-discourse-forum-sitemap-not-approved/359589/1 "2025-03-31T08:14:50Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m running a Discourse forum (`forum.evteam.pl`), and I’m struggling with getting my pages indexed by Google. While a few pages have been indexed, most remain unindexed despite submitting a sitemap.

Here’s the current situation:

- **Only 8 pages indexed** out of 180+.
- The number of indexed pages briefly increased but then dropped again.
- **Google Search Console shows 172 pages as non-indexed.**
- The **sitemap has not been approved for a long time.**
- Search performance is very low, with barely any clicks from Google.

 ![GSC](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/1/d/91d21debdb93bc7b2ceb3b491f69d38547960d09.png)

I have checked the following:  
✅ **Robots.txt** – No obvious restrictions.  
✅ **Sitemap.xml** – Submitted, but still not approved.  
✅ **Noindex Tags** – Not present on key pages.  
✅ **Google Search Console** – No manual penalties or security issues.

Has anyone experienced similar issues with Discourse forums? Could this be due to Google’s indexing policies, or is there something I might be missing? Any tips on how to resolve this?

Thanks in advance!

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