Why your WordPress website isn't showing on Google

So you've finished editing your new WordPress site.

You tried finding it on Google using your business name, website name, domain name, etc...

But nothing shows up.

Not page 1. Not page 10. Nowhere.

What the hell is going on?

Here’s the truth: Google doesn’t "upload and serve" your site just because it exists.

You have to set it up properly, or it stays invisible.

Let’s break down the biggest reasons your WordPress site isn’t showing on Google (and how to fix it fast).

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1. Your site isn’t indexed (most common problem)

If Google doesn’t know your site exists, it can’t rank you.

What to check for::

• “Discourage search engines” setting is still turned ON in WordPress (yes, it's on by default).
• You haven’t submitted your site to Google Search Console.

✅ Fix:

• Go to your WordPress admin dashboard, Settings > Reading and make sure “Discourage search engines” is unchecked.
• Add your site to Google Search Console and submit your sitemap.

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2. Your content is weak, or non-existent

Google ranks pages with useful content, not “Coming Soon” placeholders or one-page sites with 3 lines of text.

This is done so to prevent bloating in the search engine, which is always why you'll mostly see good website with good content shown to you first.

✅ Fix:

• Write real content: service pages, blogs, about page, contact page.
• Use keywords your customers actually search (e.g. “Web designer in Shah Alam,” not “Welcome to my website”).

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3. No SEO setup at all

Your WordPress website content may be all written by hand.

But that doesn't mean it's SEO-friendly.

If you haven’t touched things like:

• Meta titles & descriptions
• Alt text on images
• Keyword-friendly headings

…then your job isn't done, as Google has not enough clue what your site is about.

✅ Fix:

• Install a plugin like Yoast SEO or Rank Math.
• Setup properly by following it's setup wizards.
• Optimise every page with proper titles, meta descriptions, and headings.

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4. Your site is too slow or looks broken

We all know art and designs are subjective.

But sometimes, you can really tell something is really broken, and not "modern art"

If your site has these common faults, Google pushes you down.

• Bloated themes
• Too many plugins
• Uncompressed images
• Cheap, slow hosting
• Hard to read texts
• Broken links
• Broken images
• Crookes structures

✅ Fix:

• Use a lightweight theme (e.g. GeneratePress, Astra).
• Optimise images with plugins.
• Get decent hosting. Stop paying RM5/month and expecting miracles.
• Ask for feedback from users on design and user-experience, then tweak accordingly.

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6. You just launched (nothing went wrong)

Sometimes, it isn't about you, but about Google.

Google isn’t instant.

Even if everything’s done right, it can take days to weeks for your site to appear.

✅ Fix:

• Keep checking Search Console for indexing status.
• Keep improving your content.
• Check your site on noindex checkers.
• Don’t panic too early.

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Final thoughts

If your WordPress site isn’t showing on Google, sometimes it's Google, sometimes it's because you're missing the basics.

However, it takes a professional to know whether which is which.

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