Check that your website is in Yahoo Search
Curious whether your webpage or website is listed in Yahoo Search? Here's how to find out.
Check to see if your website is indexed
Try one of the following searches on Yahoo Search.
Use a phrase that matches your website's title or description
Say your website is titled "My Dog Sophie." Search the phrase using quotations. If there are too many search results, try using a longer, more unique phrase.
For example
"My Dog Sophie + Sophie the wonder dog."
Search your website's domain
Searching by your website's URL may not always tell you if your site has been indexed. Instead, enter a search containing "site:" preceding your website's domain.
Example
site:yahoo.com
If you really want to search by URL, be sure to enter a search containing "url:" preceding your website's URL.
Example
url:http://www.yahoo.com/
Why your website is not in Yahoo Search
- It’s a new website. It can take 6 to 8 weeks or longer for a website to appear in Yahoo Search. Learn how to submit your website to Yahoo with robots.txt directive.
- It doesn’t conform to the Yahoo Search Content Quality Guidelines.
- If your search topic or webpage includes adult content, it won't be included in the results unless you've turned off SafeSearch.
- It has temporarily dropped from the index, and will reappear after the next content refresh. Reasons why this can occur include that your website:
- Was unavailable at the time of crawling.
It will be indexed during the next content refresh cycle. - Accidentally banned the Yahoo Search crawlers through its robots.txt file or search blocking.
Check to make sure your website isn't blocking the Yahoo Search crawler: Learn more about robots metadata in Yahoo Search. - Changed its structure drastically and inadvertently caused problems for Yahoo Search crawlers.
Double check to make sure your website meets the Yahoo Search Content Quality Guidelines.
- Was unavailable at the time of crawling.
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