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Stuck in "Bing Jail": Discovered but not crawled (Live Test is all Green) – Any Fix?

Hi everyone,

I’m running into a frustrating issue with Bing Webmaster Tools and was hoping someone here has cracked the code on this.

The Situation:

  • Status: "Discovered but not crawled"
  • Error Message: "URL cannot appear on Bing. The inspected URL is known to Bing but has some issues which are preventing indexation."
  • The Twist: When I run a Live Test in Bing Webmaster Tools, every single check is Green. There are no robots.txt blocks, no 'noindex' tags, and the page loads perfectly for the bot.
  • Discovery Date: 12 Dec 2025 (It's been sitting like this for over two weeks).
  • Context: The site is indexed on Google, but Bing seems to be "ghosting" it.

What I’ve tried so far:

  1. Double-checked robots.txt and sitemaps (all clean).
  2. Verified there are no manual actions or malware flags.
  3. Requested indexing manually (multiple times).
  4. Ensured content is unique and high-quality.

Has anyone dealt with this "Discovered but not crawled" loop when the live test shows no errors? Is this a "wait and see" situation ?

Would appreciate any insights or "voodoo" fixes that worked for you!

submitted by /u/ForeverEffective1118
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