Indexing issues

Technical Q&A
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Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can help me

“my Shopify site (trendqatar.com). I’m seeing ‘Discovered but not crawled’ errors in Bing Webmaster. I’ve already verified the site, submitted a sitemap, and made sure my robots.txt isn’t blocking Bing-bot. I’ve also checked for no-index tags, What conflicts could be causing Bing to discover URLs but not crawl them?”

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Hello @TufailAnsari ,

It sounds like Bing is finding your pages but isn’t crawling them. Since you’ve already verified your site, submitted a sitemap, and ruled out robots.txt and no-index issues, here are some actionable steps you can take:

  1. Crawl Budget & Crawl Control:
    Check your Bing Webmaster Tools for any crawl control settings. If Bing’s limiting the crawl rate, you might need to adjust or request a higher crawl rate, especially if your site has many pages.

  2. Inspect Specific URLs:
    Use Bing’s URL Inspection Tool to see if any specific pages are returning errors or redirects. Make sure the URLs in your sitemap are clean (no unnecessary redirects) and return a 200 status.

  3. Server Performance:
    Slow-loading pages or high server response times can affect crawling frequency. Run a speed test (using tools like GTmetrix or PageSpeed Insights) and ensure your hosting is performing well.

  4. Structured Data & Redirects:
    Ensure that structured data markup is correct and that canonical tags aren’t pointing to conflicting pages. Excessive redirects or incorrect canonical tags might confuse Bing’s crawler.

  5. Internal & External Links:
    Sometimes, pages that aren’t well-linked internally or lack external backlinks might get deprioritized. Strengthening internal linking can help Bing find and crawl these pages more effectively.

If you’ve addressed these points and the issue persists, consider manually submitting key pages for indexing in Bing Webmaster Tools. This can sometimes kickstart the crawl process.

Hope these steps help you get things back on track. Let me know if you need any more details or help troubleshooting a specific page!

Best,
Carlos from Kudosi Reviews

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Thank you for your help. I will follow these steps, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll let you know.

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if you solved , let me know .I have the same issue

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I have the same problem were here any solution or enythin mor to try? :slight_smile: thanks for you help
@TufailAnsari or @Kudosi-Carlos

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Hi, @TufailAnsari

Discovered but not crawled usually means Bing is aware of your URLs but isn’t prioritizing them for crawling yet. This is typically not a blocking issue, but a signal/priority issue.

Here are the most common reasons and what you can do:

  1. Low crawl priority
  • Add stronger internal links to key pages
  • Keep your sitemap focused on important URLs

Also, Bing relies more heavily on site authority and external signals than Google. If your site is new or has few backlinks, it may delay crawling even if everything is technically correct.

  1. Fix content quality issues
  • Use unique product descriptions (avoid duplicates)
  • Add more value to pages (details, FAQs, use-cases)
  • Set proper canonical tags
  1. Reduce low-value URLs
  • No index or block filter/tag pages
  • Focus Bing on high-value pages only
  1. Check performance
  • Ensure your site isn’t slow or returning errors

Once you strengthen page value and site structure, you should start seeing Bing crawl and index more of your URLs.

If you want more visibility into indexing behavior, tools like Google Search Console can be useful for monitoring. It’s completely optional to use.

Disclaimer : I’m affiliated with this tool.

Hope this Helps!