Google Search Console (GSC for short) is one of the most powerful free SEO tools on the market. However, even so, businesses find that when they open the Pages or Indexing report within GSC it’s a bit overwhelming because of all the messages there: errors, warnings and statuses.

If you find errors such as “Page with redirect,” “Crawled – currently not indexed,” “404 not found” or “Duplicate without user-selected canonical”, in this blog, we’ll help explain what these errors are actually saying, why they happen and the best way to fix them in 2025.

We use Google Search Console every day at Nivya Digital to diagnose SEO issues and ensure indexing, rankings, organic traffic. Let’s take a dive into all of it step by step:

Why You Should Care About Google Search Console Errors

Google Search Console errors aren't just technical notices. They directly impact:

• Website visibility on Google

• Indexing of important pages

• Crawl efficiency

• User experience

• SEO rankings and traffic

Failing to address these mistakes may cause some of your best pages not to show up on Google, regardless of their quality.

What Do The Page Status Types In Google Search Console Mean?

Before we resolve the errors, let’s cover how Google gives pages ‘categories’ in GSC – #News and #sitename.

• Indexed – Page is indexed and can appear in search notes

• Not indexed – Page is not indexed by Google

• Error – Serious issue prevents page from being indexed

• Warning – Page with indexing issues

Let's now see the most typical Google Search Console errors and how to fix them.

1. Crawled – Currently Not Indexed

What It Means

Google has visited your page, but chosen not to index it. This is one of the most misunderstood GSC statues.

Why It Happens

•Thin or low-value content

•Duplicate or similar content

•Weak internal linking

•Page not relevant in the eyes of Google

•Poor content quality signals

How To Fix It (SEO for 2025)

• Improve content depth and originality

• Add internal links from authoritative pages

• Optimize title, meta description, and headings

• Ensure the page provides unique value

• Request reindexing after improvement

2. Discovered – Currently Not Indexed

What It Means

Google is aware of the page but it has not yet been crawled.

Why It Happens

•Crawl budget issues

•Server performance problems

•Too many low-quality URLs

•New or weak website authority

How to Fix It

•Increase the speed of web page and server load ups.

•Reduce unnecessary URLs

•Strengthen internal linking

•Submit updated XML sitemap

•Build authority through backlinks

3. Page with Redirect

What It Means

The page is a redirect to another URL, and Google doesn’t index it.

Why It Happens

•Intentional redirects (301/302)

•Incorrect URL submissions in sitemap

•Old URLs still present internally

How to Fix It

•Make sure final destination URL is given and can be indexed.

•Remove redirected URLs from sitemap

•Update internal links to new URL.

•Use 301 redirects properly

4. Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical

What It Means

Google discovered duplicate pages and chose a canonical version by itself.

Why It Happens

•Same content on multiple URLs

•Parameter-based URLs

•HTTP vs HTTPS or www vs non-www conflicts

How to Fix It

•Add proper canonical tags

•Consolidate duplicate URLs

•Use consistent internal linking

•Avoid unnecessary URL parameters

5.Canonical Tagged Alternate Page

What It Means

Google knows your canonical setup and follows it. This is not an error.

Action Required

No action needed. This is a healthy SEO signal.

6. 404 Not Found Error

What It Means

The page does not exist.

Why It Happens

•Deleted pages

•Incorrect URLs

•Broken internal or external links

How to Fix It

•Redirect important pages using 301

•Fix internal broken links

•Maintain deliberate 404s When content is deleted permanently

•Don’t redirect all 404s to the homepage

7. Soft 404 Error

What It Means

Page appears as a 404 but has 200 status.

Why It Happens

•Empty pages

•Thin content

•Auto-generated pages

How to Fix It

•Improve content quality

•Use proper HTTP status codes

•Redirect useless pages properly

8.Blocked by robots.txt

What It Means

Robots is preventing Google from crawling the page. txt restrictions.

Why It Happens

•Incorrect robots.txt rules

•Blocking important pages unintentionally

How to Fix It

•Review robots.txt carefully

•Allow access to important pages

•Test your URLs with GSC robots testing tool

9.Indexed, Though Blocked by robots. txt

What It Means

The page is entered in the index, but Google is unable to access it anymore.

**Why It Happens

•robots. txt updated after indexing

•Inconsistent crawling rules

How to Fix It

•Permitting crawl when the page is important

•Or noindex and exclude from sitemap

10. Server Error (5xx)

What It Means

Google was unable to crawl your site because the server was down.

Why It Happens

•Hosting problems

•Traffic spikes

•Timeout errors

How to Fix It

• Upgrade hosting

• Improve server response time

• Monitor uptime regularly

• Fix PHP or database issues

11.Redirect Error

What It Means

Google got a redirect when trying to follow this link.

Why It Happens

•Redirect loops

•Too many redirects

•Incorrect redirect chains

How to Fix It

•Remove redirect loops

•Keep redirect chains short

•Use correct HTTP status codes

Best Practices to Reduce GSC Errors in 2025

How to have a clean website in Google Search Console:

•Publish helpful, original content

•Avoid thin or AI-spam pages

•Maintain clean URL structure

•Keep XML sitemap updated

•Improve internal linking

•Monitor Core Web Vitals

•Fix errors consistently, not randomly

How frequently should I visit Google Search Console?

For best SEO results:

•Weekly check for new errors

•Monthly indexing audit

•Instantly check after site updates or migrations

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Panic fixing every warning

• Deleting pages without redirects

• Ignoring internal linking

• Submitting redirected URLs in sitemap

• Keyword stuffing content to fix indexing

How Nivya Digital helps in fixing google search console errors

We at Nivya Digital dont just fix problems- we fix the root cause.

Our SEO experts:

• Perform deep GSC audits

• Identify indexing bottlenecks

• Optimize content quality signals

• Fix technical SEO issues

• Improve crawl efficiency

• Boost organic visibility sustainably

Whether you're a startup, ecommerce site or enterprise website, we make sure your website is prepared for search engines in 2025 and beyond.

Final Thoughts

Errors on Google search console is not something you should be afraid of. They’re the insights that show you how Google sees your site. And when you fix them, it opens the floodgates to better indexing, stronger rankings, and more organic traffic.

Knowing what each of them means — and correcting it properly — is a big part of the success of your long-term SEO strategy.

If you’re not exactly sure which errors to deal with and which ones you can just ignore, a professional can help save you some time, effort and lost traffic