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For example google isnt indexing this page.

https://yorkes.live/beach.php?location=flahertys

however does index;

https://yorkes.live/privacy-policy-yorkes.pdf

I have a sitemap.xml up and working.

This content has been up for months. I thought it would have indexed by now.

here is a snippet of sitemap.

<url>
  <loc>https://yorkes.live/beach.php?location=flahertys</loc>
  <lastmod>2022-10-01T12:59:19+00:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.80</priority>
</url>

I have no robots.txt

Dave
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  • There is no guarantee that Google will index every page. Have you looked at the Search Console. It tells you what pages are indexed and why others have not. Sure, the reason is not detailed, but its a start. – Rohit Gupta Jan 03 '23 at 11:26
  • 'Discovered - currently not indexed' is the only indicator. – Dave Jan 03 '23 at 12:50
  • PHP variables have nothing to do with it, you have more pages than Google is willing to index. Your site is pretty new, it doesn't have much reputation (external links,) and you may not link to your deep pages from other pages well. – Stephen Ostermiller Jan 03 '23 at 16:56
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    Since you mentioned sitemaps, you should also read The Sitemap Paradox. Sitemaps have almost no SEO benefits. A sitemap can help Googlebot discover content, but URLs need links before Google decides to index them. Sitemaps don't usually help with indexing and don't help with rankings. – Stephen Ostermiller Jan 03 '23 at 16:58

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