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Simple Search Submission for IndexNow

A simplified plugin for submitting crawl requests to search engines supporting IndexNow.

By Peter Wilson·SEO·Free
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·40 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Simple Search Submission for IndexNow is a WordPress seo plugin with 40 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.3+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….

0/5Rating
40active installs
1.1K+total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

IndexNow is a simple way of notifying search engines of updates to URLs on a site.

IndexNow allows website owners to submit a request to search engines to prioritize the crawling of a particular page or blog post on your site.

This plugin provides a no-fuss, simple alternative to just submit updates to the search engines.

Crawl requests will be sent to search engines when:

  • new content is published
  • existing content is updated
  • existing content is unpublished (this encourages de-indexing)
  • the post slug changes (both the old and new are sent index the redirect URL)

De-indexed and redirect URLs are only sent to IndexNow once.

The biggest features of this plugin are the features that it’s missing:

  • there are no settings, it just works
  • there are no onboarding steps, it just works
  • there a…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress6.3+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.0

  • Only submit de-indexed and redirect URLs to IndexNow once.
  • Use wp_safe_remote_post() for sending requests to IndexNow.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Peter WilsonPeter Wilson
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.0
Last Updated
Dec 30, 2025
WP Requires
6.3+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
40
Downloads
1.1K+
Added
Sep 3, 2025
Business
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Tags

seocrawlingindexnow

Developer

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Peter Wilson
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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