"site" operator and pages

[semshah143]

Hi folks,

We are having trouble in indexing, We have certain pages which are not coming in results when I am using the site operator in Google.

for e.g. : sitename.com/widgets/red

They are not showing any link results in Google webmaster tools too.

But the pages which only linked through them are displaying in results when I am using site operator.

for e.g: sitename.com/widgets/red/large

We are redirecting some of the search which are close or exact match to the respective pages

for e.g: sitename.com/search/red  --> sitename.com/widgets/red

We are fluctuating on rankings too in google serps form top ppositions to no where, for sitename.com/widgets/red and most of the times when google shows sitename.com/search/red  instead of itename.com/widgets/red.

Can you please put a light on this issues.

[KaneJamison]

Have you tried uploading sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools? If so, what does the submitted vs. indexed count look like?

Are you using rel="canonical" anywhere throughout the site?

Is the content on sitename.com/widgets/red/large very similar to the content on sitename.com/widgets/red?

On the topic of /search/ pages showing up in Google, typically those search pages are going to be noindex. Are you using noindex anywhere in the site?