How to let site:example.com show results?

Question

I set up a website example.com several months ago but it does not show up in site:example.com, so I submitted it in Google search console. After several days, I saw there were some pages indexed in Google search console, but site:example.com still shows nothing. I want to know under what conditions are the indexed pages shown by site:example.com, or the site: instruction is useless nowadays like the link: instruction?

Answer 1

You should get at least one result: the homepage.

Check two things:

1. if the usage is correct, just site: and just the domain name without http/s or www
2. in Google Search Console type your homepage url at the top, where it says "inspect any URL in..".

If it's indexed (and you say it is), but Google doesn't show it, it may be because it's too new or the domain has some past penalties. Ultimately, turn off the safe search in case it's an adult type of result.

The site: operator is still used, here is the official documentation: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/monitor-debug/search-operators/all-search-site

Answer 2

Google is always slow at indexing a new site. It can take weeks to months before it is trusted enough to be indexed fully. You need to use the Search Console to find out why.

1. Try the site:domain command on other search engines?
2. Submit to Bing and Yandex. They both provide better feedback if there are issues with your page, especially Yandex.
3. Use a site checking tool, I use Ahrefs, it is free for small sites and will provide you with some feedback.