FOB Google Indexing

FOB Google Indexing API

Google Indexing API integration for Botble CMS job posting websites. Enables real-time indexing notifications when job postings are published, updated, or deleted.

Features

• Immediate Indexing - Jobs submitted to Google within seconds of publish/update
• Full Lifecycle Support - Handles publish, update, delete, and expire events
• Encrypted Credentials - Service account JSON stored securely in database
• Quota Management - Tracks daily usage (200/day limit) with automatic queue fallback
• Extensible - ContentIndexingEvent for custom content types

Requirements

• Botble CMS 7.6+
• PHP 8.2+
• Google Cloud Project with Indexing API enabled
• Service account with Indexing API access

Installation

1. Copy plugin to platform/plugins/fob-google-indexing/
2. Run: php artisan cms:plugin:activate fob-google-indexing
3. Run: composer update

Google Cloud Setup

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create or select a project
3. Enable Indexing API (APIs & Services → Library)
4. Create service account (IAM & Admin → Service Accounts)
5. Create JSON key for the service account
6. Add service account email to Search Console as owner

Configuration

1. Navigate to Admin → Settings → Others → Google Indexing API
2. Enable the plugin
3. Paste service account JSON credentials
4. Click Save
5. Test connection

Usage

Automatic Submission

Jobs are automatically submitted when:

• Published (URL_UPDATED)
• Updated (URL_UPDATED)
• Deleted (URL_DELETED)
• Expired (URL_DELETED)

Artisan Commands

# Check status
php artisan google-indexing:manage --status

# View pending queue
php artisan google-indexing:manage --pending

# Submit specific URL
php artisan google-indexing:manage --url=https://example.com/jobs/123

# Delete URL from index
php artisan google-indexing:manage --delete-url=https://example.com/jobs/123

# Submit all published jobs
php artisan google-indexing:manage --all-jobs

# Clear pending/failed queues
php artisan google-indexing:manage --clear-pending
php artisan google-indexing:manage --clear-failed

Quotas & Limits

Troubleshooting

Connection Failed

• Verify JSON credentials contain client_email and private_key
• Ensure service account added to Search Console

Quota Exhausted

• URLs automatically queued for next day
• Queue processed hourly when quota resets

License

MIT