How to reindex your Magento 2 store from admin or SSH / CLI

a. Reindex from Magento Admin

Sometimes not all indexers are reindexed using the admin reindex option. Always verify via SSH.

1. Go to System > Index Management and check indexer statuses.
2. Select the items marked as Reindex required, then go to Actions > Update on schedule.

This will trigger a reindex for the selected indexers.

Important: Sometimes not all indexers are reindexed using Admin reindex, even if the time and date are updated. Double-check using the SSH/CLI method below.

Reindex Mode

You can set your indexers as Update on Save (entities are indexed when saving admin configurations) or as Update by Schedule (indexers reindex on a recurring schedule, default once per day).

For Update by Schedule to work correctly, make sure your cron jobs are running properly. If you are using the WeltPixel Magento 2 Pearl Theme or any other WeltPixel Magento 2 extension, you can verify cron jobs in the Developer Section included with our products.

This section also provides:

• Magento Mode: Production, Developer, or Default
• Magento Installation Path
• Magento Edition
• PHP Version
• Server User
• Current Date and Time
• Latest Cron Jobs

b. Reindex via SSH / CLI (Recommended)

1. Connect to your Magento 2 installation

Navigate to the root of your project (usually in public_html or /html).

2. Reindex all indexers

php bin/magento indexer:reindex

Example output:

Design Config Grid index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:00
Customer Grid index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:00
Category Products index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:00
Product Categories index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:00
Product Price index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:01
Product EAV index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:01
Catalog Search index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:01
Stock index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:00
Catalog Rule Product index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:01
Catalog Product Rule index has been rebuilt successfully in 00:00:00

3. Check indexer status

php bin/magento indexer:status

Example output:

Design Config Grid:                  Ready
Customer Grid:                       Ready
Category Products:                   Ready
Product Categories:                  Ready
Product Price:                       Ready
Product EAV:                         Ready
Catalog Search:                      Ready
Stock:                               Ready
Catalog Rule Product:                Reindex required
Catalog Product Rule:                Ready

4. Show indexer IDs

php bin/magento indexer:info

Example output:

design_config_grid                 Design Config Grid
customer_grid                      Customer Grid
catalog_category_product           Category Products
catalog_product_category           Product Categories
catalog_product_price              Product Price
catalog_product_attribute          Product EAV
catalogsearch_fulltext             Catalog Search
cataloginventory_stock             Stock
catalogrule_rule                   Catalog Rule Product
catalogrule_product                Catalog Product Rule

5. Reindex individual indexers

Reindex the indexers that have status Reindex required.

php bin/magento indexer:reindex [indexer_id]

Example:

php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalogrule_rule

Reindexing all indexers individually:

php bin/magento indexer:reindex design_config_grid customer_grid
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalog_category_product
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalog_product_category
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalog_product_price
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalog_product_attribute
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalogsearch_fulltext
php bin/magento indexer:reindex cataloginventory_stock
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalogrule_rule
php bin/magento indexer:reindex catalogrule_product

6. Verify indexer status again

php bin/magento indexer:status

Now all indexers should show Ready.

✅ Done! Your Magento 2 store has been successfully reindexed.

Updated on: 17/09/2025