(Entry was posted by Nanik Tri Widiyawati on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 08/01/2019).

Removing page footprints from Google index

Hello everyone. I am building a site and last time I picked "Magazine Line" theme in my wp which has 10 built-in posts for helping me figure out how my template look after certain setting.

After that I changed my theme, and these posts footprints are sticking even though I deleted all of them. And... these posts are indexed in Google, but as I clicked it would not be found.

Anyone has some tips how to delete these stuff? Or I just let it be like that because later it will be buried with other posts and won`t affect the site performance after all?

I hope you get what I am trying to ask. And many thanks

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Mal Ã– Tonge: Hi Nanik Tri Widiyawati The fastest way to remove URLS for Google SERPS is by using the URL removal tool from google, found below. Also make sure those urls no longer exist otherwise Google will not remover it. The Tool will actually warn you if the URL still exists. Make sure to mark the URLS as 410 or 404. https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/removals?pli=1
Nanik Tri Widiyawati: Mal Ã– Tonge thank you for providing this. I will try to do what u advised.
Mal Ã– Tonge: No problem Nanik Tri Widiyawati Once you have removed the urls using the tool I would then update the sitemap with search console. Make sure all links within the sitemap exist by running your site through a tool like screaming frog, This allows you toâ€¦See More
Nanik Tri Widiyawati: I already submitted the request for page I want to be deindexed. thank you very much. If you don`t mind I will send my link through inbox.