Control Indexation at Scale

Who this page is for: Teams that generate thousands of programmatic pages and need to control which pages get indexed—without manual noindex tags or sitemap chaos. If you need index rules and canonical logic at scale, this is your playbook.

Why index control matters

For programmatic sites with large page counts, crawl budget is critical: if valuable pages aren't crawled, they can't be indexed or rank. A common problem: wasted crawls on duplicate or non-indexable pages (e.g. URL parameters, thin content) mean fewer effective crawls for real content. Not every generated page should be indexed. PSEOScale lets you set index rules (e.g. word count, required fields, minimum data quality) and canonical logic at scale. Sitemaps and canonicals are built per project; only indexable pages are included. Index control keeps your sitemap and crawl budget focused on pages that deserve to rank.

What you get

Index rules — Noindex low-value or thin pages by rule (e.g. word count below threshold, missing required fields). No manual tagging per URL. Only strong pages go to the index.
Canonicals per page — Canonical URLs derived from project base_domain and page slug. One preferred URL per piece of content. No duplicate signals.
a single project sitemap — a single project sitemap. Only indexable pages are included. Sitemaps are essential for large sites; PSEOScale keeps them updated per project.

How PSEOScale works

Set index rules per project (e.g. minimum word count, required variables). Pages that don't pass stay noindexed and are excluded from sitemaps.
Set base_domain per project so canonicals point to your domain. One preferred URL per piece of content.
Run Generate. Only pages that pass the rules are included in sitemaps and indexed. Thin or duplicate pages stay noindexed. Submit project sitemap to Search Console or link from robots.txt.

Why this matters for PSEO

Templates + variables

Define sections once; fill from your dataset. Variables in templates and URL patterns keep every page unique.

Index control

Canonicals and sitemaps per project. Noindex rules so you don't index thin or low-value pages.

Scale without thin content

Rich templates and real data mean each URL has distinct, useful content — not duplicate or spun copy.

Frequently asked questions

How do I decide which pages to index?

Set index rules per project: e.g. minimum word count, required fields, or custom logic. Only pages that pass are included in sitemaps and get canonical URLs. Low-value or thin pages stay noindexed so crawl budget and quality stay under control.

Can I noindex whole sections or URL patterns?

Yes. Index rules apply per page at generation time. You can base rules on data (e.g. noindex if a field is empty) or on URL pattern. PSEOScale builds sitemaps only for indexable pages.

How are sitemaps split for large projects?

Each project gets a single project sitemap. Only indexable pages are included. Submit the project sitemap in Search Console; crawlers discover the rest.