How to Add a Site to Yandex Search
To ensure your site pages appear in search results, you need to make them accessible to search engine robots. For Yandex, follow these steps:
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Step 1: Make Your Site Pages Visible to the Robot
Using a Sitemap File
- What it is: A Sitemap file is an XML file listing all your site URLs with metadata like the last modification date.
- How to implement: Generate and update the Sitemap regularly, placing it at
https://example.com/sitemap.xml. - Recommendation: Inform Yandex via Webmaster tools.
Crawling Pages with Yandex Metrica Counter
- What it is: Tracks and reports popular pages on your site.
- How to implement: Install Yandex Metrica and link it in Yandex Webmaster.
- Benefits: Ensures faster indexing of high-traffic pages.
Re-crawling Pages
- What it is: Manually prompt robots to revisit pages.
- How to implement: Use the “Re-crawl” option in Webmaster under
Indexing → Re-crawl. - Recommendation: Use for key updates or new pages.
Using the IndexNow Protocol
- What it is: An API for notifying search engines about updates.
- How to implement: Integrate API calls into your site (requires programming skills).
- Benefits: Automates updates, reducing indexing time.
Pro Tip: Maintain high-quality content to improve visibility. Avoid thin, duplicate, or spammy content.
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Step 2: Hide Non-Public Content
Action Pages
- Examples: “Add to Cart” or “Compare Products.”
- How to handle: Use
robots.txtornoindexmeta tags.
Personal Information Pages
- Examples: Customer delivery addresses or private profiles.
- How to handle: Restrict access or require authentication.
Duplicate Pages
- Examples: Pages with query parameters like
https://example.com/page?id=1. - How to handle: Use canonical tags to specify the preferred version.
Monitoring Progress
Pages typically appear in search results within two weeks after crawling. Use these tools to monitor and optimize:
- Yandex Webmaster: Submit Sitemaps and track indexing.
- Search Presentation Page: Review display and get recommendations.
- Link Building: Improve domain authority by gaining credible backlinks.
Additional Tip: Use tools like PageSpeed Insights and Webmaster audits to ensure fast, mobile-friendly pages.
