Summary: You finally publish your new page, only to ask your favorite AI if it can see it — and it replies with a blank stare. No data. No content. Just… crickets. Before you panic, take a breath. This post unpacks why brand-new pages might be invisible to AI (hint: it’s not your fault) and what simple steps you can take to fix it fast.
You’ve crafted your new landing page. Nailed the copy, cleaned up the layout, added freshly created images, and made sure the meta info is in place.
You excitedly ask Perplexity or ChatGPT:
“Can you see this page?”
And the answer?
“Sorry, I can’t access that URL.”
Boomer…
Did you do something wrong? Did you forget to publish it? Did the SEO gods smite you?
Breathe. You probably just skipped a few basic steps.
🧠 Why AI Can’t See Your Freshly Published Page (Yet)
Unlike human visitors, AI tools don’t “see” your page just because it exists.
They rely on signals — from search engines, social tags, internal links, and sitemaps.
Here’s what’s likely happening:
- 🔍 The page isn’t indexed yet.
If Google hasn’t crawled it, most AI tools can’t reach it either. - 🧭 There are no internal links pointing to it.
If nothing connects to your new page, crawlers may never find it. - 🗺️ Your sitemap wasn’t updated or submitted.
Even WordPress setups with plugins like Rank Math don’t always auto-update sitemaps. - 🚫 Meta robots tag or setting is blocking it.
A single “noindex” directive can make your page vanish from AI’s radar.
🛠 Don’t Panic. Do This Instead:
If your new page is invisible to AI, here’s how to fix it — fast.
✅ 1. Add an Internal Link
Link to the new page from:
- Your homepage
- A relevant blog post
- A popular service or location page
This alone can trigger Google to crawl it within hours.
✅ 2. Check the Sitemap
- Visit yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
Can you see the new page listed? - If not, resave your sitemap in Rank Math or Yoast
→ SEO → Sitemap Settings → “Save Changes”
✅ 3. Submit to Google
- Go to Google Search Console
- Use “URL Inspection” to request indexing
This forces a crawl — often within minutes to a few hours.
✅ 4. Double Check Robots
- In the page settings (or your SEO plugin), make sure:
→ “Allow search engines to index this page” is ON - Check global settings too under Settings → Reading in WordPress
→ “Discourage search engines” should be unchecked
✅ 5. Add Open Graph Tags
Even if indexing takes a day or two, social previews can help AI tools recognize the page faster.
Use your SEO plugin to:
- Set
og:title,og:image,og:description - Enable Twitter card tags too
🎯 Bonus Tip: Ask AI Again — Later
After you do the above, wait a few hours (sometimes a day), and ask your AI tool again:
“What do you see at [your URL]?”
You might get a different answer — with your page showing up in summaries, sources, or citations.
🧬 Final Thought
AI visibility isn’t just about what’s on the page — it’s about how findable that page is in the first place.
New doesn’t mean broken. It just means you’ve got to turn the lights on so the bots know it exists.
Don’t panic.
Ping Google.
Point some links.
And check back in a day.