Adding IndexNow to Improve Search Results

You can try to manually submit URLs using an HTTP GET request. The structure of the request is as follows:

https://www.bing.com/indexnow?url=**url-changed**&key=your-key

Replace url-changed with the URL of your website that has been added, updated, or deleted, and your-key with your API key. You can issue this request using your browser, wget, curl, or any other mechanism of your choosing.

Please let me know how this goes.

Thank you very much for reaching out! As an Independent Advisor and fellow Microsoft user, I'm more than happy to assist you with setting up IndexNow for your website.

Would you mind giving these steps a try and then informing me of the outcome?

1. Host the API Key file: Upload the text file containing the API key to the root directory of your website. The file should be named with the value of the API key itself.
2. Submit URLs via IndexNow: There are a few different ways to submit your URLs to IndexNow: a. Use a plugin/integration: If your website is built on a popular platform like WordPress, there are plugins available that can automate the IndexNow submission process for you. For example, the All in One SEO plugin for WordPress has built-in IndexNow support. b. Use the Bing URL Submission API: You can submit URLs directly to Bing's URL Submission API. In your Bing Webmaster Tools account, go to "Configure My Site" > "URL Submission" and follow the instructions there to submit URLs via the API. c. Use a third-party tool: There are various third-party tools and services that support IndexNow submission, like Cloudflare's Crawler Hints or the IndexNow Sync app.
3. Verify IndexNow Submissions: In your Bing Webmaster Tools account, go to "Reports & Data" > "IndexNow" to see the status of your IndexNow submissions and any related insights.

It's important to note that submitting URLs via IndexNow doesn't guarantee immediate indexing, as search engines still have to crawl and process the submitted URLs.

I hope these steps help you get IndexNow set up properly for your website. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, please feel free to reach out. I'm here to help!

I'm totally stuck :(. Is this a separate text file uploaded to the website?

Thank you very much for reaching out! As an Independent Advisor and fellow Microsoft user, I'm more than happy to assist you with setting up IndexNow for your website.

Would you mind giving these steps a try and then informing me of the outcome?

1. Host the API Key file: Upload the text file containing the API key to the root directory of your website. The file should be named with the value of the API key itself.
2. Submit URLs via IndexNow: There are a few different ways to submit your URLs to IndexNow: a. Use a plugin/integration: If your website is built on a popular platform like WordPress, there are plugins available that can automate the IndexNow submission process for you. For example, the All in One SEO plugin for WordPress has built-in IndexNow support. b. Use the Bing URL Submission API: You can submit URLs directly to Bing's URL Submission API. In your Bing Webmaster Tools account, go to "Configure My Site" > "URL Submission" and follow the instructions there to submit URLs via the API. c. Use a third-party tool: There are various third-party tools and services that support IndexNow submission, like Cloudflare's Crawler Hints or the IndexNow Sync app.
3. Verify IndexNow Submissions: In your Bing Webmaster Tools account, go to "Reports & Data" > "IndexNow" to see the status of your IndexNow submissions and any related insights.

It's important to note that submitting URLs via IndexNow doesn't guarantee immediate indexing, as search engines still have to crawl and process the submitted URLs.

I hope these steps help you get IndexNow set up properly for your website. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, please feel free to reach out. I'm here to help!

I used the regular Bing Submit URL. Is that acceptable? The "IndexNow" option just shows the page to get started with IndexNow.

Thanks! I am still completely stuck. I did the first two steps. Is a website using HTML supported?