There is a dirty secret in SEO that engineers at Google vehemently deny but data scientists quietly confirm: User Engagement is a Ranking Factor.

But in 2025, it is more than a ranking factor. It is an Indexing Factor.

When your page is stuck in “Crawled - Currently Not Indexed,” it usually means Googlebot has processed the content and found it technically sound but behaviorally suspect. The algorithm asks: “If I index this, who will click it?”