TearSnow IndexNow submits a post or page URL to your selected IndexNow endpoint whenever the item is saved with the published status.<\/p>\n\n
Features:<\/p>\n\n
This plugin does not submit existing content in bulk, submit deletion notifications, retry failed submissions, or display submission results. Submissions run during the save request, with a request timeout of 10 seconds.<\/p>\n\n
The plugin is developed by TearSnow and is not an official plugin of IndexNow or any participating search engine.<\/p>\n\n
This plugin uses external IndexNow services to notify participating search engines about published URLs. Activating the plugin enables automatic submissions to Bing by default. Administrators can change the receiving endpoint in Settings > General. Deactivating the plugin stops its submissions.<\/p>\n\n
When a post or page is saved with the published status, the plugin sends an HTTPS POST request containing:<\/p>\n\n
The payload does not include the post body, author details, passwords, or visitor information. The receiving service can observe the server's public IP address and standard HTTP request metadata. Published password-protected posts and pages are also submitted; their passwords are not sent.<\/p>\n\n
The selected service may retrieve the verification file and crawl the submitted URL. According to the IndexNow documentation, submissions are shared with other participating search engines; choosing an endpoint does not restrict submission data to that provider.<\/p>\n\n
Available endpoints:<\/p>\n\n
Service documentation and policies:<\/p>\n\n
The verification URL must be publicly accessible. The current implementation expects WordPress's home URL to be at the domain root. A server rule that blocks TXT requests or prevents them from reaching WordPress can prevent verification.<\/p>\n\n\n
Open Settings > General and select an endpoint in the IndexNow dropdown. You can also use the plugin's Settings link on the Plugins screen.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. The plugin derives a 32-character key by applying MD5 to the hostname from home_url(). It serves the key through a virtual \/{key}.txt URL without writing a physical file.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. The plugin sends one request to the selected endpoint for each qualifying save. IndexNow participants share submissions with one another.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. IndexNow notifies search engines of a URL change. Each search engine decides whether and when to crawl or index the URL.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. Only posts and pages with the publish status are submitted. Password protection does not change that status, so published password-protected items are submitted too.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. Activation does not submit existing content. Existing posts and pages are submitted when they are subsequently saved with the published status. Deleted URLs are not submitted.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No. The plugin does not process the response into a status display, keep submission logs, or retry failed requests.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n