IndexNow & publish
Ping IndexNow and run the publish pipeline on cutover.
Note
IndexNow & publish is the search-discovery step of Creytix Ship — what happens to a page the moment it goes live.
Overview
When a page goes live or changes, Creytix doesn't wait for a search engine to notice on its own schedule. The publish pipeline runs on cutover, and pings IndexNow-participating search engines for the changed URLs right away — so new and updated pages get a chance to be picked up faster than waiting on a scheduled crawl alone.
How it works
- On publish, Ship runs the publish pipeline for the pages that changed.
- Changed URLs are pinged to IndexNow-participating search engines as part of that pipeline.
- Ping status feeds back into your Creytix SEO OS workspace, alongside your other crawl and index-gate data.
Steps
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Ship a content or page change
Publish a change through Creytix Ship as you normally would.
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Confirm the publish pipeline ran
Check that the pipeline picked up the affected pages for this release.
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Check the IndexNow ping status
Look at which URLs were pinged and when.
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Cross-check in SEO OS
Review crawl and index-gate status in Creytix SEO OS to confirm the page was picked up.
Capabilities
- Publish pipeline — runs automatically on cutover for pages that changed.
- IndexNow ping — notifies participating search engines the moment a page changes, instead of waiting for a scheduled crawl.
- SEO OS handoff — ping status surfaces in the same workspace where you already review crawl and index gates.
Limits & honest scope
IndexNow tells participating search engines that a page changed — it doesn't guarantee immediate re-indexing everywhere, and not every search engine participates in the protocol.
- Faster discovery isn't a substitute for actual SEO practice — pinging helps a search engine notice a change sooner, it doesn't fix bad content or a thin page.
- This is scoped to sites you already publish through Creytix, not a standalone IndexNow utility for arbitrary URLs.