Two Ways to Notify Discovery Services About Updates
IndexNow URL Submission is designed for verified website owners who want to notify participating search services about added, updated or deleted URLs. SEO Mentor verifies the ownership key file on the same domain before sending URLs. You can submit up to 500 same-domain URLs at one time through this free tool.
Blog & RSS Ping sends one update notification directly to Ping-O-Matic, Twingly and Blo.gs for a blog or website homepage and, optionally, its RSS/feed URL. This is useful after genuinely publishing or updating content. A ping is a discovery/update signal, not a request that guarantees indexing.
When Should You Ping a Website or Blog?
Use the ping option after publishing a new post, making a meaningful update to existing content or updating your feed. Avoid repeatedly pinging unchanged content. Excessive or irrelevant pings do not improve rankings and can create unnecessary load for update services.
Search Engine Submission Is Not an Indexing Guarantee
Submission tools can help announce that content exists or has changed, but search engines decide whether and when to crawl, index and rank a URL. For Google, continue using Search Console, URL Inspection and XML sitemaps as part of your normal indexing workflow.
Prepare Pages Before Submission
Before submitting or pinging important URLs, check that they return a successful status, are not blocked from indexing, use the intended canonical URL and appear in a clean XML sitemap. You can verify these signals with the Indexability Checker, Canonical Checker, HTTP Status Checker and XML Sitemap Generator.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can SEO Mentor submit ordinary pages directly to Google indexing?
SEO Mentor does not claim to send ordinary pages directly into Google’s index. For Google, use Search Console, URL Inspection and XML sitemaps according to Google’s supported workflows.
What does the IndexNow submission option do?
For supported engines, IndexNow can notify participating search services that verified URLs have been added, updated or deleted. SEO Mentor verifies the ownership key on the submitted domain before sending URLs.
Does submitting or pinging a URL guarantee indexing?
No. Submission is a discovery notification, not an indexing or ranking guarantee. Search engines still crawl, evaluate and index URLs according to their own systems.
Why does SEO Mentor require an IndexNow key file?
Key verification helps demonstrate control of the website and prevents the tool from becoming an anonymous service for submitting arbitrary third-party URLs.
What does the Blog & RSS Ping option do?
It sends an update notification containing your blog or website name, homepage and optional RSS/feed URL to a compatible update service. It is intended for genuine publishing or content-update notifications.
When should I ping my blog or RSS feed?
Ping after publishing new content or making a meaningful update. Repeatedly pinging unchanged content is unnecessary and does not improve rankings.
Do I need an RSS feed to use the ping tool?
No. The homepage URL and blog or website name are enough for a basic update notification. If you have an RSS or feed URL on the same website, you can include it for a more detailed notification.
Is website pinging the same as submitting a page for indexing?
No. Pinging announces an update to compatible discovery services. IndexNow is a separate URL-submission method for participating search services, while Google has its own supported Search Console and sitemap workflows.