Track the indexing status of your Cloud Stacks and press releases directly in Landing Page Studio, and use the Instant Indexing toggle on custom domains to submit URLs to Google the moment you click Publish.
🌐 Why Indexing Matters for Cloud Stacks and Press Releases
Google must crawl and index a URL before it can appear in search results. Until indexing is complete, your Cloud Stack or press release won't contribute to search visibility. Search Atlas tracks each stage so you always know the current status of every URL.
Note: Search Atlas manages submission and status tracking. The actual indexing decision belongs to Google and can take time regardless of how the URL was submitted.
Open the Authority → Cloud Stacks section from the left sidebar at any time to check the current indexing status of any URL.
📨 Which Submission Path Applies to You
Search Atlas uses two different submission mechanisms depending on where your content is hosted. Identify which path applies to your Cloud Stack or press release below.
- All domains — automatic background submission: Every Cloud Stack and press release you publish is automatically submitted to Google through Search Atlas's indexing infrastructure. No action needed — submission happens in the background.
- Custom domains only — optional Instant Indexing toggle: You can enable the Instant Indexing toggle in the Landing Page Studio publish flow to send the page for indexing after publishing finishes. The toggle is disabled until the site has an active custom domain. Content hosted on a Search Atlas subdomain will continue to use the standard background submission.
Now that you know which path applies, you're ready to follow the indexing stages described in the next section.
⚙️ How the Indexing Process Works
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Submission for Indexing
When you publish content, Search Atlas submits the URL to Google through its indexing infrastructure. If your content is on a custom domain, you can also enable the Instant Indexing toggle in the publish flow to send the page for indexing after publishing finishes — see the Instant Indexing Toggle section below for details.
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Content Indexing In Progress
After submission, Google typically takes 1–3 weeks to index new content. During this window, your Cloud Stack section shows the status "Indexing."
Note: The exact duration varies based on Google's crawling and indexing algorithms.
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Final Status — "Indexed"
When the status updates to "Indexed," Search Atlas has confirmed that Google indexed the URL. Your content is now eligible to appear in search results.
⚡ Instant Indexing Toggle (Custom Domains Only)
The Instant Indexing toggle is an opt-in feature available when publishing Cloud Stacks or press releases on a custom domain through Landing Page Studio. Enabling it sends the page for indexing after publishing finishes. The toggle is disabled until the site has an active custom domain.
How to Enable Instant Indexing
- In Landing Page Studio, open the publish flow for your Cloud Stack or press release.
- Locate the Instant Indexing toggle in the publish settings.
- Enable the toggle, then click Publish.
What Happens When the Toggle Is Enabled
- Your URL is submitted to Google in real time at publish, instead of waiting for the standard background submission.
- The Cloud Stack section will still show "Indexing" while Google processes the URL — the toggle accelerates the submission step only, not Google's indexing decision.
- Final indexing timing (typically 1–3 weeks) is still controlled by Google.
Requirements and Limitations
- Custom domain required: Instant Indexing is only available for Cloud Stacks and press releases published to a custom domain.
- Subdomains excluded: Content published on a Search Atlas subdomain uses the standard background submission and cannot use the Instant Indexing toggle.
- Per-publish setting: The toggle applies to the current publish action only — select it each time you publish.
Once the toggle is live, enabling it takes one extra click at publish time and requires no additional configuration.
🎯 You now know how Search Atlas submits and tracks indexing for your Cloud Stacks and press releases in Landing Page Studio — including how the Instant Indexing toggle on custom domains speeds up the submission step. If your content remains in "Indexing" status beyond three weeks, contact Search Atlas support for assistance.