How Index Reporting counts pages
If you've compared your Index Reporting numbers to Google Search Console and noticed they don't match, you're not alone. This is expected—Index Reporting tracks a specific subset of your pages, not everything Google has discovered.
What Index Reporting actually counts
Index Reporting monitors the pages you've explicitly configured via sitemap URLs:
Only pages from your submitted sitemaps — not every URL Google has crawled
Up to 5,000 pages per Super Site — if you have more URLs in your sitemaps, only the first 5,000 are tracked
Pages you select during setup — you choose which sitemaps to include
Why your numbers might not match GSC
Here are the most common reasons your Index Reporting total differs from what you see in GSC:
You're comparing different page sets
Index Reporting only tracks the pages from your configured sitemaps.
Your sitemaps don't include all important pages
If a page isn't in a submitted sitemap, it won't appear in Index Reporting. Check your sitemap configuration in Settings → Super Site Page Selection.
You've hit the 5,000 page limit
Index Reporting caps at 5,000 pages per Super Site. If your sitemaps contain more URLs, only the first 5,000 are processed. Large sites often need to prioritize their most important sitemaps.
Google discovered pages outside your sitemaps
Google follows links to discover pages you never submitted. Those pages appear in GSC but not in Index Reporting.
What each status means
Index Reporting breaks your pages into distinct states:
Indexed — Page is in Google's search index and can appear in search results.
Not indexed — Page isn't currently indexed. This could be temporary (Google hasn't gotten to it yet) or permanent (page blocked by robots.txt, noindex tag, or quality issues).
Pages at risk — Previously indexed pages that are no longer being crawled regularly, which may signal impending de-indexing.
These statuses reflect what Google reports about your submitted URLs, not SEO Gets' assessment. If a page shows as "not indexed" in Index Reporting, check Google Search Console directly for the specific reason.
If you need broader coverage
Index Reporting is designed to monitor your most important pages—the ones you've deliberately submitted via sitemaps. If you need broader coverage:
Update your sitemaps to include more pages you want to track
Add additional Super Sites for subfolders or subdomains
For troubleshooting stuck reports, see Index Reporting stuck at 0% or in queue.