# Indexing

Indexing runs in the background rather than on save. An unindexed page carries no Capable field values, so it does not match and does not come back empty either.

Check coverage before concluding a search is wrong.

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## In this section

[How indexing worksNothing Capable knows about a page is searchable until indexing has reached it.](https://help.gocapable.com/search/how-indexing-works.html)[Index coverageHow to see what has been indexed, and force the rest.](https://help.gocapable.com/search/index-coverage.html)

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## Related

[A search returns nothingThe usual symptom.](https://help.gocapable.com/search/a-search-returns-nothing.html)

[AdministrationForcing a re-index.](https://help.gocapable.com/search/administration.html)

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_Indexed, then searchable. In that order._