Why this matters
Publishing a page does not mean it is indexable. Templates, robots rules, or bad links can block discovery.
Setup
Check that important pages return 200, have canonical URLs, appear in the sitemap, and are linked from crawlable pages.
Implementation notes
Use the checklist after deployment, not only during local development. Hosting base paths and redirects can change what search engines actually see.
Final checklist
- Important URLs return 200
- Pages are in the sitemap
- Internal links expose the pages