Sometimes you need to issue reindex instantly. For that SSH/CLI method is more suitable. Here is what you need to do:
- Log in to your store via SSH/CLI and navigate to the root of your store.
- Run the following command:
bin/magento indexer:reindex
You should see the following log, which shows, that reindex was successfully completed:
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