> Why a Wix website does not show up on Google and the settings to check: the indexing switch, page settings, passwords, the SEO checklist and Search Console. - Canonical: https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wix-site-not-showing-on-google/ --- # Why your Wix site is not showing up on Google A Wix site that does not appear on Google is usually held back by one of a few settings: the site is not published, search engine indexing is switched off for the site or the page, the page sits behind a password, or the site was never submitted. Each can be checked in the Wix dashboard in a few minutes. Updated 6 October 2026 ## Check whether Google has the site at all Search Google for `site:` followed by your domain. No results means the site is not indexed, and the settings below are the place to look. Results mean the site is indexed and the problem is its position, which the last section covers. ## 1. Is the site published? Wix keeps changes in the editor until you publish them. Search engines see only the published site, so a site that was never published, or a page added since the last publish, does not exist for Google. ## 2. Is indexing switched on for the site? Wix has one switch for the whole site. In the dashboard, open the SEO area, then Tools and settings, then SEO Settings, and make sure “Let search engines index your site” is on. With it off, every page tells Google to stay away. ## 3. Is indexing switched on for the page? Each page has the same choice in its own SEO settings. A page set not to be indexed stays out of Google even when the site-wide switch is on. Check the pages that matter one by one. ## 4. Is the page behind a password? Google cannot read a page that asks for a password or a member login. Wix’s help centre lists both as reasons a page is missing from search. Remove the restriction from any page you want found. ## 5. Are redirects or canonical tags pointing elsewhere? Two settings can send Google to a different address. A redirect in Wix’s URL Redirect Manager forwards the page to another. A customised canonical tag, in the page’s advanced SEO settings, names another page as the original. Delete a redirect that should not be there, and reset the canonical tag to its default. ## 6. Does the page have enough on it? Wix’s own advice is that a page with very little text can be treated as empty, and it suggests 250 to 400 words. A page that is a heading and a photograph gives Google nothing to index. ## 7. Do other pages link to it? Search engines find pages by following links. A page that is in no menu and linked from no other page is hard to find, on Wix as anywhere. ## 8. Has the site been submitted? Wix’s SEO Setup Checklist submits the site to Google when it is completed. The alternative is to add the site to Google Search Console and submit the sitemap there, which also gives you Google’s own report on each page. ## If the site is indexed and still not found A site that passes every check above has a ranking problem, not a Wix problem. Our guide to [why your website is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/website-not-showing-on-google/) covers that case, and [redesigning a website without losing rankings](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/redesign-a-website-without-losing-rankings/) covers what to protect if you decide to move off the template. ## Questions people ask ### How do I submit my Wix site to Google? Complete the SEO Setup Checklist in the Wix dashboard, which submits the site to Google, or add the site to Google Search Console yourself and submit its sitemap there. ### How long does a new Wix site take to appear on Google? Usually days to a few weeks after it is submitted. A site that has not appeared after a month has a setting or a quality problem, and the checks in this guide find it. ### Is Wix bad for SEO? Wix sites can and do rank. The limits people meet are usually in how the site was built: thin pages, missing titles and slow, image-heavy designs. A site that has outgrown its template is a separate question, and a rebuild is one answer to it. ## Free competitor gap report A Wix site that is indexed and still not found is being outranked. Name up to three competitors that appear where you want to be and we measure your site against theirs, then send you what is holding yours back. 1. Speed and technical health, side by side 2. On-page SEO and site structure 3. The content they are found for and you are not 4. Who holds the searches that matter in your market 5. A prioritised list of what to fix first [Request your free report by email](mailto:contact@hadalmedusa.com?subject=Competitor%20gap%20report%3A%20Guide%3A%20Why%20your%20Wix%20site%20is%20not%20showing%20up%20on%20Google&body=Website%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20compete%20(area%2C%20country%20or%20countries)%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ACompetitors%20to%20compare%20against%20(up%20to%20three)%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AAnything%20else%20we%20should%20know%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A) - **Address** — contact@hadalmedusa.com - **Include** — your site; up to three competitors; where you compete ## More in this series - [Why your website is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/website-not-showing-on-google/) - [Crawled, currently not indexed: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/crawled-currently-not-indexed/) - [Discovered, currently not indexed: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/discovered-currently-not-indexed/) - [Page with redirect: what it means in Search Console](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/page-with-redirect-search-console/) - [Why your Squarespace site is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/squarespace-site-not-showing-on-google/) - [Why your Shopify store is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/shopify-store-not-showing-on-google/) - [Why your Google Business Profile is not showing up](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-business-profile-not-showing-up/) - [Why your Shopify store is not getting traffic or sales](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/shopify-store-not-getting-traffic/) - [Why your WordPress site is not showing up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wordpress-site-not-showing-on-google/) - [Alternate page with proper canonical tag: what it means](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/alternate-page-with-proper-canonical-tag/) - [Duplicate without user-selected canonical: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-without-user-selected-canonical/) - [Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user: what to do](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-google-chose-different-canonical/) - [Excluded by noindex tag: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/excluded-by-noindex-tag/) - [Blocked by robots.txt: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-by-robots-txt/) - [Soft 404 and Not found (404): what they mean and how to fix them](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/soft-404/) - [Server error (5xx): what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/server-error-5xx-search-console/) - [Redirect error in Search Console: what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/redirect-error-search-console/) - [Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt: what it means and what to do](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/indexed-though-blocked-by-robots-txt/) - [Blocked due to access forbidden (403): what it means and how to fix it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-due-to-access-forbidden-403/) - [How to make your website show up on Google](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-make-your-website-show-up-on-google/) - [When a site is not showing on Google: the whole topic](https://hadalmedusa.com/topics/not-on-google/) - [All guides](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/) - [Redesigns and rebuilds: what the service includes](https://hadalmedusa.com/services/website-redesign/)