By default, Wix adds SEO meta tags and Social Share meta tags (known as open graph or og tags). to your site's pages so that search engines and social networks display them properly.  These default SE...

Understanding Your Site's Default SEO Settings

Discover how to customize your SEO and Social Share settings in Wix to enhance how your site appears in search results and on social media. This article explains the default SEO meta tags added by Wix, including title tags, descriptions, and indexing options for various page types. Learn how to modify these settings to improve your site's visibility and engagement, ensuring that your content reaches the right audience effectively.

Your SEO settings are your go-to place to save time by applying the same SEO logic to many pages at the same time. Instead of editing each page's individual settings, you can customize the settings th...

Customizing Your SEO Settings

Discover how to efficiently manage your SEO settings in Wix to enhance your site's visibility. This article guides you through customizing SEO settings for entire sections of your site, allowing you to apply consistent strategies quickly. Learn to edit title tags, meta descriptions, and social share settings, as well as how to customize URL structures and structured data markup. By following these steps, you can improve your site's search engine ranking and attract more visitors.

Use variables in your SEO Settings to apply the same logic to a whole section of your site without having to customize each page individually.  What is a variable?A variable is text that represents a ...

Using Variables in SEO Settings

Discover how to use variables in your SEO settings to streamline your site’s optimization process. By applying general rules across multiple pages, you can ensure unique titles and descriptions without the need for individual customization. Learn about the different types of variables available, including page, site, and product variables, and how they can enhance your site's SEO performance effectively.

You can customize the URL structure of your Wix Stores product pages and Wix Blog posts in your SEO Settings. This can help search engines better understand the content of your pages. Important:Custom...

Customizing your Page's URL Structure in SEO Settings

Customize the URL structure of your Wix Stores product pages and Wix Blog posts in your SEO Settings to enhance search engine visibility. This article guides you through the process of adjusting your URLs, including setting up automatic redirects to maintain traffic flow. Learn the importance of a well-structured URL and how to reset to default settings if needed, ensuring your site remains optimized for search engines.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>You can customize the URL structure of your <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-stores-about-wix-stores" target="_blank">Wix Stores</a> product pages and <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-blog-about-the-wix-blog" target="">Wix Blog</a> posts in your SEO Settings. This can help search engines better understand the content of your pages. </div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>Customizing your site's URL structure is an advanced topic. Customizing your URLs incorrectly can drastically change your site and cause issues with its search engine ranking. Before you make any changes to your site's URL structure, it's a good idea to consider if the possible risks to your site's ranking are worth the benefits of making the change.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="default-url-structures-for-your-sites-pages" level="3">Default URL structures for your site's pages</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>When you create a page for your site, Wix automatically creates a new URL for it. The URL is based on your site's domain and has a unique name for the page at the end of it (known as a URL slug). An example URL of this type is: &quot;https://mystunningwebsite.com/about&quot;.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Some Wix pages have a unique default URL structure. These URLs consist three parts: your site's domain, a prefix, and a URL slug based on the product's name. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can see the Wix URLs that use this format in the table below:</div></div><div data-component-type="table"><div class="table-wrapper"><table><thead><tr><th><div>Wix page type</div></th><th><div>Default URL structure</div></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><div>Wix Stores product</div></td><td><div>https://domain.com/product-page/{product slug}</div></td></tr><tr><td><div>Wix Blog post</div></td><td><div>https://domain.com/post/{post slug}</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>For example, Wix Stores products use the prefix &quot;product-page&quot;. A URL for a product called &quot;Red Wool Sweater&quot; would look like this: &quot;https://mystunningwebsite.com/<strong>product-page/red-wool-sweater</strong>&quot;.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>For this type of URL, you can use SEO Settings to customize the URL structure of all pages of this type, including the prefix.</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="using-automatic-redirects" level="3">Using automatic redirects</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>By default, Wix sets up automatic redirects for your site's pages when you customize the URL structure in SEO Settings. This means that if a visitor tries to use the old URL for a page on your site, they'll be automatically taken to the new URL. </div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/05/afaf432d-b9eb-4bca-b246-b7df44556c22/8d3a4e80-7c7f-473d-a042-460a06c23679.png" alt="Screenshot of the page URL structure." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>If you choose not to set up automatic redirects, you’ll need to manually add a group redirect in the URL Redirect Manager after you save any changes to your URL structure. <a href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/creating-a-group-redirect-301" target="">Learn More</a></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="customizing-your-url-structure-in-seo-settings" level="3">Customizing your URL structure in SEO Settings</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Follow the steps below to customize your page's URL structure in SEO Settings. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To customize your URL structure:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the page type that you want to edit. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/22/83b1d337-fc12-4636-9609-38cecd1086b7/3fa740c0-9242-48ff-960f-30b168306a68.jpg" alt="SEO Settings in your site's dashboard" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Edit </strong>beside <strong>Page URL</strong>.</li>  <li>Customize your URL under <strong>URL Structure</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/06/30/18b7b4f0-54ca-47e2-8285-44fdcf5fb19b/5638615d-2b39-47d3-bc00-286b6e4feb96.gif" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>﻿﻿Select or deselect the ﻿<strong>Automatically redirect all traffic box</strong>﻿ checkbox:
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Selected: ﻿</strong>Let Wix set up automatic redirects for your pages.</li>      <li><strong>﻿﻿Deselected: </strong>Manually set up your own redirects. <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/creating-a-group-redirect-301" target=""><ins>Learn how</ins></a></li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Confirm Changes</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Tips:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>You can <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/using-variables-in-seo-settings" target="">add variables</a> to your URL structure by clicking <strong>+ Add Variable</strong>. Your URL structure must include at least one variable.</li>  <li>Search engines like Google recommend using a simple structure that is easily understandable to your site visitors. <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/url-structure" target="">Learn more</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="resetting-your-url-structure-to-default" level="3">Resetting your URL structure to default</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>If you changed your URL structure and want to return it to the way it was, you can reset it back to the default structure.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To reset your URL structure:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the page type that you want to edit. </li>  <li>Click <strong>Edit </strong>beside <strong>Page URL</strong>.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>Reset to Wix Default</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/06/30/96e45fc1-4bb8-48d3-a3dc-097ff3932d36/58d53908-4658-47ad-ada2-daa3e5e0e195.png" />.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div>

Wix Multilingual lets you maintain a site in multiple languages to drive traffic from international visitors. You can use SEO Settings to apply changes to all languages automatically. Instead of editi...

SEO Settings for Multilingual Sites

Discover how to use Wix Multilingual to manage your site in multiple languages and enhance your SEO strategy. Learn to apply SEO Settings across entire sections of your site, streamlining the process of driving international traffic. Any changes you make automatically update related pages in all languages, ensuring consistency without extra effort. Plus, find out how to customize individual page settings for a tailored approach.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Wix Multilingual lets you maintain a site in multiple languages to drive traffic from international visitors. You can use SEO Settings to apply changes to all languages automatically. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Instead of editing each page's individual settings, you can customize the settings that apply to entire sections of your site. This way, you can create a systematic SEO strategy much more quickly.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Any changes you make to your SEO Settings affect the related pages regardless of their language (e.g. Product pages, Site pages, etc). Once you save your edits, no action is required to ensure the pattern supports other languages.  </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/customizing-your-seo-settings-1420929" target="">Learn more about SEO Settings</a></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Tip:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>You can also <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-multilingual-optimizing-seo-settings-for-multilingual-sites" target="_blank">customize the SEO Basics settings of individual pages</a> for every version of your site.</li>  <li>By default, Wix adds hreflang tags to your pages so search engines can identify their language and show the correct version to your visitors.</li></ul></div></div></div>

Your Wix Pro Gallery can display images, videos, and text in multiple layouts. You can set it to open expand mode when an item is clicked. These expand mode pages aren't regular pages on your site, bu...

Customizing Your SEO Settings for the Wix Pro Gallery Expand Mode

Discover how to enhance your Wix Pro Gallery by customizing its SEO settings. You can manage how your images, videos, and text appear in search results, ensuring they are indexed effectively. Learn to edit default settings, prevent expand mode pages from appearing in searches, and share URLs on social media. By optimizing your gallery's SEO, you can improve visibility and attract more visitors to your site.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Your Wix Pro Gallery can display images, videos, and text in multiple layouts. You can set it to open <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-pro-gallery-an-overview#let-visitors-take-a-closer-look-at-images" target="">expand mode</a> when an item is clicked. These expand mode pages aren't regular pages on your site, but they do have their own URLs and search engine information.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The pro gallery has default SEO settings that provide search engines with information about your gallery's items (e.g. title tags, meta descriptions). You can customize these settings to edit what's indexed by Google.</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="editing-your-seo-settings-for-the-wix-pro-gallery" level="3">Editing your SEO settings for the Wix Pro Gallery</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can edit the default SEO settings of the pro gallery by <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/using-variables-in-seo-settings" target="">adding or removing variables</a>. A variable is placeholder text with unique values for each item. For example, using an item description variable adds each item's unique description to its search results.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>The URL of a gallery item in an expand mode cannot be changed. </div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To edit your SEO settings for the Wix Pro Gallery:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Pro Galleries</strong>. </li>  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/customizing-your-seo-settings-1420929" target="">Customize your SEO settings</a>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="blue"><div class="info-title">Note:</div><div class="info-content"><div>The gallery's SEO settings apply to all expand mode pages. It isn't possible to set different settings for different expand mode pages.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="faqs" level="3">FAQs</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click a question below to learn more about customizing your SEO settings for the Wix Pro Gallery expand mode.</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">How do I prevent my expand mode pages from appearing in search results?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>To prevent your expand mode pages from appearing in search results, go to <strong>Basics &amp; social share </strong>in your SEO settings, and disable the <strong>Let search engines index your gallery items</strong> toggle.<br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2024/11/25/9ecad4d9-ba3a-4983-a80f-55cca57e107b/5190e800-9486-4dbb-8c60-fc2a07f430b1.png" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I share the expand mode URL on social media?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Yes, the expand mode URL can be shared on social media. When the URL is shared, the expand mode page displays along with some SEO information like its title tag and meta description.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I have different SEO settings for different expand mode pages?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>No, the gallery's SEO settings apply to all expand mode pages. It isn't possible to set different settings for different expand mode pages.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I change the URL of a gallery item in expand mode?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>No, the URL of a gallery item in an expand mode cannot be changed.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can my expand mode pages be indexed as separate pages from the gallery page?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Yes, you can change the canonical variable to <strong>Expanded Item URL</strong> under<strong> Additional meta tags </strong>to have your expand mode pages indexed as separate pages from the gallery page.<br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2024/11/25/2d87dc16-ce6e-47e3-9afb-a670261e3a33/aece150e-b41d-49ef-a78f-45b997ae71bf.png" /></div><div><br /></div><div><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/using-variables-in-seo-settings#pro-gallery-variables" target="">Learn more about variables for the Wix Pro Gallery.</a></div></div></div></div>

Important:
  Structured data markup is an advanced topic. Wix Customer Care cannot help you with any changes to your markup or submissions of it. However, if you experience any errors, you can check o...

Understanding Preset Markups for Your Site's Pages

Discover how to enhance your site's visibility with structured data markup, which provides search engines with detailed information about your pages. This article explains the preset markups automatically created by Wix for various page types, including product pages and blog posts, to improve search results. Learn how to manage these markups effectively and explore options for creating custom markups to optimize your site's SEO.

<div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>Structured data markup is an advanced topic. Wix Customer Care cannot help you with any changes to your markup or submissions of it. However, if you experience any errors, you can check out our <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/troubleshooting-your-structured-data-markup" target="">structured data markup troubleshooting help</a>.</li>  <li>Need help from an SEO expert? You can <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/arena/dynamic-brief/welcome-page?entry=SEOWizard&amp;serviceType=6&amp;innerType=1&amp;origin=seo_support_articles" target="_blank">hire an SEO professional</a> from the Wix Marketplace. </li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-structured-data-markup-to-your-sites-pages-2546962" target="">Structured data markup</a> gives search engines detailed information about your page. You can add structured data markup to your site's pages to help improve your search results and ranking.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>By default, Wix adds preset markups to some of your site's pages when you create them. These are Wix Stores product pages, Wix Bookings services pages, Wix Blog posts, and Wix Events pages. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Search engines like Google can also use markup to <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/structured-data/search-gallery" target="_blank">create rich results</a> like article previews, product previews, and FAQs for your page's search results.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="blue"><div class="info-title">Note:</div><div class="info-content"><div>Adding structured data markup to your site's pages does not guarantee that search engines will create rich results for them. </div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="preset-markup-basics" level="3">Preset markup basics</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The preset markups that Wix creates for your site's pages use SEO best practices to give search engines optimized information about your pages. These preset markups also use <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/using-variables-in-seo-settings" target="">variables</a> to create dynamic code. Variables are pieces of text that represent a value, or text that's a placeholder for a value.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Using variables, you can include information that varies from page to page based on the actual content of the page. For example, the preset markup for Wix Stores product pages uses a number of placeholder variables including:</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ul>
  <li>Product Name</li>  <li>Product Description</li>  <li>Product Brand</li>  <li>Product Price</li></ul></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The actual information that is used for these placeholder variables depends on the product information that is on each page. This means that the preset markup is automatically customized for each of your pages and creates unique rich results for every product.</div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/03/24/f4eb6799-8942-45c9-a439-a73208bc5cd5/27b58286-96c0-4b06-ba67-2fb494d641b7.png" alt="The preset markup for your product pages." /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="managing-your-preset-markups" level="3">Managing your preset markups</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can view and manage your preset markups in the <strong>Structured data markup </strong>section of a page type's <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/customizing-your-seo-settings-1420929#customizing-your-structured-data-markup" target="">SEO Settings</a>.</div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2023/01/11/20118704-cc61-4d68-85aa-afb01cdb4e86/31edbca3-9734-472e-b299-cace0564ebbd.jpg" alt="A screenshot of SEO Settings for product pages" /></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To manage your preset markups: </h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the page type that you want to edit. <br />
<strong>Note: </strong>It's not possible to customize the default markup for your main pages. You can customize markup for individual pages in <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/customizing-your-seo-settings-1420929#editing-the-seo-settings-of-individual-pages" target="">the Edit by Page section</a> or <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/add-structured-data-markup-to-your-sites-pages" target="">in your editor</a>. <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2023/01/11/695dd77b-4e04-4de5-bd71-683b1bf0b8be/b665d5b6-30f7-47c9-9897-20e2a5e123e1.png" /></li>  <li>Click <strong>Edit</strong> next to <strong>Structured data markup</strong>.<br />
<strong>Note: </strong>If you don't see <strong>Structured data markup</strong>, click <strong>Customize defaults</strong>, then click <strong>Structured data markup</strong>. </li>  <li>Choose what you want to do:</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Preview or switch a preset markup</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><ol>
  <li>Hover over the markup you want to preview. </li>  <li>Click <strong>Preview Preset</strong>, or click <strong>Switch Preset</strong> for pages that have multiple <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/understanding-preset-markups-for-your-sites-pages" target="">preset markup options</a>.<br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/28/72de2d33-584f-4d2d-8fe3-bcd9ca8f32cb/ac002af7-923d-493a-91e3-ece4be62fbe8.png" /><br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/28/007fe19e-d0a0-4e6e-93a8-da801430a050/88b91156-bfd0-4dcc-b929-ef04b6a41c3e.png" /></li></ol></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Include or exclude a preset markup</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Click the <strong>Include/Exclude</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/08/59d8f1cb-40f6-410b-86c5-775ba9589f1f/a0f76bf8-9ae1-4bea-89db-82eca1855d2f.png" /> next to the markup you want to include or exclude.<br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/28/7528b7e8-c518-4149-a01a-4f39d48de96a/4c53e594-7b83-4b00-84fd-179f9b733fe7.png" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Create a custom markup</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>You can create a custom markup by duplicating a preset markup and editing it. </div><div><br /></div><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Preview Preset</strong> next to the markup you want to create a custom markup from.<br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/28/9e329634-df7a-4a59-ae41-bac5d746173c/9d60d107-9cad-4f81-aa16-b00b93713422.png" /></li>  <li>Click <strong>Convert to custom markup</strong>.</li>  <li>Enter a name for the markup. </li>  <li>Edit your markup under <strong>Write your markup in JSON-LD format</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong>.</li></ol></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Create a new custom markup</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>+ Add New Markup</strong>.</li>  <li>Enter a name for the markup. </li>  <li>Add your new markup under <strong>Write your markup in JSON-LD format</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong>.</li></ol></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Edit or remove a custom markup</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div><strong>To edit a custom markup: </strong></div><ol>
  <li>Hover over the relevant custom markup and click <strong>Edit</strong>.</li>  <li>Edit the markup and click <strong>Apply</strong>. </li></ol><div><br /></div><div><strong>To remove a custom markup: </strong></div><div>Hover over the relevant custom markup and click the <strong>Remove</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/08/44db4ab6-00e6-4d1e-a384-2ee089eac9be/775ddd7c-83f8-494a-99ae-2934e45a284d.png" />. </div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Tip:</div><div class="info-content"><div>You can have up to 5 markups per SEO Setting (including the preset markup).</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="types-of-preset-markups-for-your-sites-pages" level="3">Types of preset markups for your site's pages</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Wix automatically creates preset markups for your Wix Stores product pages, Wix Bookings services pages, Wix Blog posts, and Wix Events pages.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click a heading below to learn more about the different types of preset markups for your site's pages.</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Wix Stores product pages</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>When you create a Wix Stores product page, Wix automatically creates a Product preset markup for it. All the fields and values are automatically updated in the markup based on the actual content of the product page. </div><div><br /></div><div>This preset markup tells search engines that the page includes a product and helps them include relevant information for the product in search results.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, the markup can help Google provide <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/structured-data/product" target="_blank">rich results</a> that include information such as price, description, brand, availability, and product images.</div><div><br /></div><div>Click <strong>Preview Preset</strong> under <strong>Structured data markup </strong>on the Products page of your SEO Settings to see an example of what a rich result using this preset markup looks like. </div><div><br /></div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/09/03/3858ad4c-8c1b-4b24-9b81-6707ae73890e/8e148896-6db7-4aac-adec-82ca8ee1cfc7.png" alt="A preset markup for a Wix Stores product" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Wix Blog posts</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>When you create a Wix Blog post, Wix automatically creates a Blog preset markup for it. All the fields and values are automatically updated in the markup based on the actual content of the blog post.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are three preset markups for blog posts:</div><ul>
  <li>Article (Blog Posting) Markup - This is the default preset markup</li>  <li>Article (News Article) Markup</li>  <li>Article Markup</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Each of these preset markups tell search engines that the page includes a certain type of blog content and helps them include relevant information in search results.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, the Article (Blog Posting) Markup can help Google provide <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/structured-data/article" target="_blank">rich results</a> that include information such as the post's author, category, published date, and headline. </div><div><br /></div><div>Click <strong>Switch Preset</strong> under <strong>Structured data markup</strong> on the Blog Posts page of your SEO Settings to change to a different preset markup or to see an example of a rich result using that preset markup.</div><div><br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/09/03/fcb98016-7ac2-46ce-a9f5-ef6ca03a44a0/77238230-d695-41d0-ada6-6ad49d044dc4.png" alt="A preset markup for a Wix Blog post" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Wix Bookings services pages</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>When you create a Wix Bookings services page, Wix automatically creates a Course preset markup for it. All the fields and values are automatically updated in the markup based on the actual content of the services page.</div><div><br /></div><div>This preset markup tells search engines that the page includes a course and helps them include relevant information in search results.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, the markup can help Google provide <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/structured-data/course" target="_blank">rich results</a> that include information such as the service's type, name, description, and provider.</div><div><br /></div><div>Click <strong>Preview Preset</strong> under <strong>Structured data markup</strong> on the Booking Services page of your SEO Settings to see an example of what a rich result using this preset markup looks like.</div><div><br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/09/03/04414fab-345f-437c-8086-3b62729e265a/81470a14-e5ab-428f-aa9f-f059167d3845.png" alt="A preset markup for a Wix Bookings services page" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Wix Events pages</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>When you create a Wix Events page, Wix automatically creates an Event preset markup for it. All the fields and values are automatically updated in the markup based on the actual content of the event page.</div><div><br /></div><div>This preset markup tells search engines that the page includes an event and helps them include relevant information in search results.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, the markup can help Google provide <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/structured-data/event" target="_blank">rich results</a> that include information such as the event's name, description, start and end dates, and location. </div><div><br /></div><div>Click <strong>Preview Preset </strong>under <strong>Structured data markup</strong> on the Events page of your SEO Settings to see an example of what a rich result using this preset markup looks like.</div><div><br /></div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/09/03/8ed47e1b-9a49-46b2-a4ed-e0bfbcc9afdf/2b2b611c-dc02-42bd-b60b-093c9200c8e0.png" alt="A preset markup for a Wix Events event" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Wix Portfolio</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>When you create a project or collection in Wix Portfolio, Wix automatically create preset markups for them. All the fields and values are automatically updated in the markup based on the actual content of the page.</div><div><br /></div><div>For your projects and collections, Wix creates an Images preset markup. This preset markup tells search engines that the page includes images so they can be added to the image search engine.</div><div><br /></div><div>Click <strong>Preview Preset </strong>under <strong>Structured data markup</strong> on the Portfolio Project or Portfolio Collection page of your SEO Settings to see what this preset markup looks like.</div><div><br /></div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/10/7ca59ca0-1602-4196-83cf-717b727abe1e/c7c70268-18b4-4230-8aaf-3bf5120e2a61.png" /></div></div></div></div>

The Wix SEO Assistant helps you optimize your site for search engines. It identifies potential issues with your site and gives you recommendations that you can follow to improve your page's content, s...

Optimizing Your Site with the Wix SEO Assistant

Discover how to optimize your site for search engines using the Wix SEO Assistant. This powerful tool identifies potential issues and provides actionable recommendations to enhance your site's content, structure, and SEO attributes. Learn to complete your SEO setup checklist, fix current issues, and review tailored recommendations to improve your site's visibility. By following these steps, you can effectively boost your site's search engine performance.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>The Wix SEO Assistant helps you optimize your site for search engines. It identifies potential issues with your site and gives you recommendations that you can follow to improve your page's content, structure, and SEO attributes. For example, it will remind you to perform a site inspection if it’s been a while, or write a blog post every 30 days.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The SEO Assistant is available in the SEO &amp; GEO section of the Marketing tab in your dashboard.</div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/978d874e-0e33-4cf0-ac42-b27ede6135db/2026/04/16/8c5dc989-a3c8-4a8a-9c32-dfd5b85b62db/9705b0c2-1c09-4f54-9e51-d3e363c1cb7b.png" alt="Screenshot of the SEO &amp; GEO dashboard" /></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="blue"><div class="info-title">Note:</div><div class="info-content"><div>To view tasks in the Wix SEO Assistant, <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/upgrading-your-site-to-premium-3066683" target="">your site must be upgraded</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-1-optional-complete-your-seo-setup-checklist" level="3">Step 1 | (Optional) Complete your SEO Setup Checklist</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>We recommend first completing your Wix SEO Setup Checklist. This step-by-step checklist helps you improve your site's SEO, based on your business's information and your <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/using-keywords-on-your-sites-pages" target="">keywords</a>. It also lets you connect and verify your site with Google so that it appears in search engine results.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>To connect to Google Search Console, you must have an <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/upgrading-your-site-to-premium-3066683" target="">upgraded site</a> with a connected custom domain. You can connect a domain <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-purchased-from-wix" target="_blank">purchased from Wix</a> or a domain purchased <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-purchased-elsewhere" target="_blank">from another domain host</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To complete your setup:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Continue Setup</strong> /<strong> Start Setup </strong>/<strong> Go to Setup </strong>below <strong>SEO Setup Checklist </strong>and <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-seo-setup-checklist-creating-your-seo-checklist" target="">complete your checklist</a>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/5c3e602a-8647-41f7-bb22-686374bf97ce/2023/07/13/d3343899-ad08-4071-af42-21fcb6c16a5b/b3693e58-4235-4e6f-8328-e03eabf3d992.png" alt="A screenshot of the Wix SEO Assistant with the Continue Setup option highlighted." /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-2-fix-current-issues" level="3">Step 2 | Fix current issues</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Next, work to complete any tasks that the assistant has identified as an issue. These issues are organized by priority, ranging from critical to low.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>It's important to complete any tasks labelled as critical. A &quot;Critical&quot; label means, for example, that search engines may not be able to index your site, and it may not appear in search results. <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/site-or-pages-not-appearing-in-search-engine-results" target="">Learn more about indexing issues</a></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To fix issues:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Click <strong>View tasks</strong> below <strong>Issues.</strong></li>  <li>Click a task to expand it and learn more about the issue.</li>  <li>Follow the instructions to resolve the task.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/5c3e602a-8647-41f7-bb22-686374bf97ce/2023/07/13/ac4c8fda-f834-4515-be7d-97515bd9a0ce/2027abf6-f752-4cf1-93e6-980ef41625e3.png" alt="A screenshot of the Issues section in the Wix SEO Assistant." /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-3-review-recommendations" level="3">Step 3 | Review recommendations</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>After you've resolved issues with your site, you can review your recommendation tasks. These tasks contain suggestions on how to improve your site, and instructions on how to do them. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To review recommendations:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Click <strong>View tasks</strong> below <strong>Recommendations.</strong></li>  <li>Click a task to expand it and see a recommendation.</li>  <li>Follow the instructions to resolve the task.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/5c3e602a-8647-41f7-bb22-686374bf97ce/2023/07/13/662a067e-d529-483f-9e65-21d62a58f221/a53dad60-fb5d-4a8c-940e-d2d0e62268c0.png" alt="A screenshot of the Recommendations section in the Wix SEO Assistant." /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-4-keep-track-of-your-completed-tasks" level="3">Step 4 | Keep track of your completed tasks</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can keep track of any tasks you've completed and learn more about how they'll benefit your site's SEO in the Wix SEO Assistant.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To view your completed tasks:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Click <strong>View tasks</strong> below <strong>Completed tasks</strong>.</li>  <li>Click a task to expand it and view details about the task.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/5c3e602a-8647-41f7-bb22-686374bf97ce/2023/07/14/5ad30fac-a434-47af-875d-bd4203a07f12/efffe4f9-9c95-4813-9569-5e5d9a1e4987.png" alt="A screenshot of the Completed tasks section in the Wix SEO Assistant." /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="faqs" level="3">FAQs</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click a question below to learn more about using the Wix SEO Assistant.</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Do I have to use the SEO Assistant?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>You don't have to use the SEO Assistant for your site to rank well in search results. Using the SEO Assistant can help improve your site's SEO, but it doesn't guarantee that your site will rank higher. Your site's ranking also depends on other factors, such as the quality of the content across your site, and each search engine's individual algorithms.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I use the Wix SEO Assistant with Velo?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>No. Currently, the Wix SEO Assistant is not available to use with Velo.</div></div></div></div>

Before you begin:IndexNow with Wix is only available for sites with a Premium plan.IndexNow is a way to instantly alert search engines, like Bing and Yandex, about any changes made on your website, ma...

How Wix Uses IndexNow to Inform Search Engines About Your Site Changes

Discover how to leverage IndexNow with your Premium Wix plan to enhance your site's visibility. This feature automatically alerts search engines like Bing and Yandex about any updates to your website, ensuring faster crawling and indexing of your content. By using IndexNow, you can streamline the process of getting your changes recognized, helping your site’s SEO efforts to take effect more quickly.

<div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Before you begin:</div><div class="info-content"><div>IndexNow with Wix is only available for sites with a <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/choosing-a-premium-plan" target="_blank">Premium plan</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div><a data-composite="true" href="https://www.indexnow.org/index" target="_blank">IndexNow</a> is a way to instantly alert search engines, like Bing and Yandex, about any changes made on your website, making crawling more efficient. The IndexNow functionality is included with your Premium plan. Wix checks when there are changes to your site pages. We then submit the changes on your behalf to the IndexNow protocol. </div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="what-is-indexnow" level="3">What is IndexNow?</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The IndexNow protocol makes the process of search engines crawling your site and indexing them more efficient. <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.indexnow.org/index" target="_blank">IndexNow explains its functionality</a> as &quot;a simple ping so that search engines know that a URL and its content has been added, updated, or deleted.&quot; This allows search engines to quickly identify that a page was changed and reflect the change in search results. Without IndexNow, it can take anywhere from hours to months for changes to be discovered by search engines.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Tip:</div><div class="info-content"><div>Read more about <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/seo/learn/resource/wix-joins-bing-indexnow" target="_blank">Wix SEO's IndexNow integration and how it helps site owners</a> on the Wix SEO Hub.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="benefits-of-using-indexnow" level="3">Benefits of using IndexNow</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Normally it can take time for search engines to crawl and index your site. This depends on your site update rates, size and other factors. Therefore any changes you've made, as well as any improvements to your site's SEO, may not come into effect until the search engines have found and indexed that page.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>With a Premium site, Wix automatically makes IndexNow aware of any site changes without you having to keep on top of it. For example, if you add a new blog post to your site, Wix notifies IndexNow and IndexNow then pings relevant search engines about the changes. This allows the search engines to crawl and index the page faster (depending on their indexing factors).</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="faqs" level="3">FAQs</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click a question below to learn more about IndexNow and how it works with your Premium plan.</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Do I have to set up IndexNow?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>No. The IndexNow benefits and features are automatically included as part of your Premium plan.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Do I submit my site content changes?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>No. As part of your Premium plan, Wix checks when there are content changes to your site pages. We then submit the changes for you to the IndexNow protocol.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">What search engines support IndexNow?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>IndexNow is supported by Bing, Yandex, Naver, and more, and the list is always updating. <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.indexnow.org/index" target="_blank">Learn more about IndexNow and supported search engines</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">I've made content changes to my site, why don't I see the updates?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>IndexNow makes sure that search engines are aware of your site changes. However, it does not guarantee that the page will be crawled or indexed. Search engines can choose not to crawl and index URLs if they do not meet their selection criterion. It can also take time to see the changes reflected.</div></div></div></div>

Control who can access and use your content by blocking AI crawlers from your site. This is particularly useful for site owners who want to prevent their content from being used to train large languag...

Blocking AI Crawlers from Your Site

Control access to your content by blocking AI crawlers from your site, protecting your unique material from unauthorized use. This article guides you on using the robots.txt file and robots meta tags to restrict AI crawlers effectively. By following the steps outlined, you can ensure your content remains secure while maintaining your site's SEO performance. Learn how to implement these measures to safeguard your intellectual property.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Control who can access and use your content by blocking AI crawlers from your site. This is particularly useful for site owners who want to prevent their content from being used to train large language models (LLMs) without permission. For example, a site owner with unique research articles might not want their content scraped and used by AI without consent.</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="using-the-robotstxt-file-to-block-ai-crawlers" level="3">Using the robots.txt file to block AI crawlers</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Your site's robots.txt file contains instructions to allow or disallow certain requests from search engines. The “allow” command tells crawlers the links that they can follow, while the “disallow” command tells crawlers the links that they can't follow. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To set the robots.txt file to block AI crawlers:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Robots.txt Editor</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>View File</strong>. </li>  <li>Click the field under <strong>Your robots.txt file</strong>.</li>  <li>Add your robots.txt file info by writing the following directives under <strong>This is your current file</strong>:
    <ul>
      <li>User-agent: CCBot<br />
Disallow: /</li>      <li>User-agent: GPTBot<br />
Disallow: /</li>      <li>User-agent: ChatGPT-User<br />
Disallow: /</li>      <li>User-agent: BingAI<br />
Disallow: /</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Click <strong>Save Changes</strong>. </li>  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/01/15/861e23a8-75f1-4ebd-b108-ac581c4cb91b/bc4b4d55-4a7f-469d-bf95-f8481eb115a6.png" alt="Editing your robots.txt file" /></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Tip:</div><div class="info-content"><div>This list includes some known AI crawlers, but you can always add more as needed.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="using-robots-meta-tags-to-block-ai-crawlers" level="3">Using Robots Meta Tags to Block AI Crawlers</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Meta tags are pieces of HTML code that contain page information that web browsers and search engines can read. Configuring your site's robots meta tags allows you to have page-specific control over how the HTML is crawled and indexed in search results.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To use meta tags to block AI crawlers:</h2></div><div data-component-type="tabs"><div class="tabs-wrapper"><div class="headings-wrapper"><div data-slug="Wix-Editor" class="tab-heading heading-0">Wix Editor</div><div data-slug="Studio-Editor" class="tab-heading heading-1">Studio Editor</div></div><div class="tab-contents-wrapper"><div class="tab-content"><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/account/site-selector/?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Feditor%2F%7BmetaSiteId%7D%3FeditorSessionId%3D%7Besi%7D%26" target="_blank">Go to your editor</a>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Pages &amp; Menu </strong><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9432a2ad-f01d-4a3d-ae53-370c37e15e62/2021/11/02/0b84b086-cf99-4826-93e0-9ffff492898a/c4974969-a151-4474-b053-c2dcfe3e00e6.png" /> on the left side of the editor.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>More Actions</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2eyqiy4n03ve6.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/2015/08/03/54c69671-fcfc-418c-82e8-b7a49b370cb6.png" /> next to the relevant page.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO basics</strong>.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>Advanced SEO </strong>tab.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Robots meta tag</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the <strong>nosnippet</strong> checkbox to prevent your page's content from being used as a direct input for AI overviews.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/01/21/db42b353-a888-4428-b037-0e86e47f1dc3/fae341ed-0f96-4a16-b50f-a38c6f177589.png" alt="Robots meta tag options shown in the Advanced SEO Settings tab in the editor, with nosnippet selected." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Publish your site.</li></ol></div></div><div class="tab-content"><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/account/site-selector/?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Feditor%2F%7BmetaSiteId%7D%3FeditorSessionId%3D%7Besi%7D%26" target="_blank">Go to your editor</a>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Pages</strong> <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2023/06/14/321a54e1-ec18-42be-9c2b-b93f3f6c8383/b26db553-6344-412a-b9f6-16f1a76dba92.png" /> on the left side of the editor.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>More Actions</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2023/06/14/0367ea12-5bf2-45e3-a0a0-923a0dc6c805/f45629cf-1966-444f-81e4-7ab7767235f3.png" /> next to the relevant page.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Basics</strong>.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>Advanced SEO </strong>tab.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Robots meta tag</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the <strong>nosnippet</strong> checkbox to prevent your page's content from being used as a direct input for AI overviews.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/01/21/e405c92c-9348-4311-a6f3-830f5b671759/bcbc887b-23b4-4bfa-9cdb-491e9d5fe8ae.png" alt="Robots meta tag options shown in the Advanced SEO Settings tab in the editor, with nosnippet selected." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Publish your site.</li></ol></div></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title"></div><div class="info-content"><div>Learn more <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag" target="_blank">about robots meta tags from Google</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="faqs" level="3">FAQs</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click a question below to learn more about blocking AI crawlers from your site.</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I block all crawlers?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>You can block most known crawlers by listing them in your robots.txt file. However, some crawlers may ignore these directives, so it's not an airtight solution.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Is there a way to block unauthorized crawlers completely?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>No, some crawlers may ignore the robots.txt file and scrape your content anyway.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Will blocking crawlers affect my SEO?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Blocking specific AI crawlers should not significantly impact your SEO. However, always review your site's analytics to ensure there are no negative effects.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">How do I know which crawlers to block?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Start with known AI crawlers like CCBot, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, and BingAI. You can always add more as you identify them.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">If I block AI crawlers, can I still use NLWeb?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Blocking AI crawlers in your robots.txt file may limit NLWeb functionality, as AI agents need access to view your structured content. <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/enabling-nlweb-for-ai-agent-access" target="">Learn more about enabling NLWeb for AI Agent access.</a></div></div></div></div>

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