Key map

UK adult SEO insights, plate by plate

These UK adult SEO insights work like the key map at the front of an atlas: each plate covers one part of the ground, from the rules that apply to how pages get indexed. Every plate names its sources. Plate 01 is the best place to start.

  1. Plate 01C2 Overview · 6 minAdult SEO in the UK: a guide to the rules and the order of workA guide to adult SEO in the UK: the Online Safety Act, 2026 cookie rules, licensing, advertising codes and Google policies, and the order to tackle them in.
  2. Plate 02B3 Age assurance · 7 minAge gate SEO for UK adult sites under Ofcom's guidanceAge gate SEO for UK adult sites: what Ofcom counts as highly effective age assurance, what must stay hidden before the check, and how open pages can still rank.
  3. Plate 03E3 Ecommerce · 6 minEcommerce category SEO for adult shops: pages that rank and help people chooseCategory SEO for UK adult shops: naming categories in customers' words, a short useful introduction, sorting, links to guides, and safe-for-work pages.
  4. Plate 04D1 Ecommerce · 7 minFaceted navigation SEO for adult shops: filters without the URL explosionFaceted navigation for UK adult shops, following Google's guidance: which filter URLs to block, which to make crawlable, and when a filter deserves a page.
  5. Plate 05A2 Local · 7 minUK adult local SEO in practice: a monthly routine for shops and venuesA monthly local search routine for licensed UK adult shops and venues: reviews under the 2025 fake review ban, profile updates, posts, photos and measurement.
  6. Plate 06E4 Technical · 6 minIndexation for UK adult sites: reading the Page indexing reportHow to read Search Console's Page indexing report on a UK adult site with an age check: what each status means, which matter, and a monthly routine.

Find the right plate

Your questionPlate to open
Which rules apply to my business?The UK adult SEO guide
How should our age check work with search?Age gate SEO
Why are so many of our pages not indexed?Indexation
Our filters create endless URLsFaceted navigation
Our categories do not rankCategory SEO
How do we look after our local profile?Local routine

Each plate stands on its own and links to the others where topics meet.

Sources consulted

The bodies whose guidance the plates rely on most.

  • OfcomOnline Safety Act guidance on highly effective age assurance
  • Information Commissioner's OfficeCookie rules as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
  • Competition and Markets AuthorityFake review rules under the DMCC Act 2024
  • Google Search CentralFaceted navigation, indexing and Business Profile policies

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