Google Not Picking Up Posts
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I am trying to work out why from March 4th Google is not seeing my posts. Our google impressions have dropped from 8,000 to 40. If you put in the full article name with speach marks it does not find it, and instead shows the home page in google.
We have not had any warnings. We did have work done on our site but nothing else i could think of to cause this.
Can anyone let me know what may have caused this. All articles are original
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@dvdegfre said in Google Not Picking Up Posts:
@headlinesplus
It sounds like you're experiencing a significant drop in Google impressions, and your posts are not being indexed correctly. There could be several reasons for this issue. Here are some steps and tools that may help you diagnose and resolve the problem:Check for Technical Issues:
Ensure there are no technical issues on your site, such as broken links, incorrect robots.txt settings, or noindex tags that might prevent Google from crawling your content.
Verify your sitemap is up to date and submitted to Google Search Console.
Review Recent Changes:Since you mentioned recent work done on your site, double-check those changes. Sometimes, even minor adjustments can inadvertently affect how Google indexes your site.
Content Quality and Duplication:Ensure all your articles are unique and not duplicated across different URLs. Even though you mentioned all articles are original, sometimes technical issues can cause duplicate content.
Google Search Console:Use Google Search Console to check for any crawl errors or indexing issues. It can provide insights into why your pages might not be appearing in search results.
Pinging and Indexing Tools:Utilize tools designed to ping and help with the indexing process if Google is dropping the indexings. Here are a few tools you can try:
IndexKings: This tool helps in bulk pinging your URLs to search engines.
PingFarm: Another bulk pinging service to notify search engines about your new or updated content.
Ping-O-Matic: This tool helps to ping multiple search engines and services at once.
PanopticPen Pinger: A useful tool for pinging URLs to various search engines to enhance the chances of indexing.
Check for Manual Actions:Even if you haven't received any warnings, it's worth checking the Manual Actions report in Google Search Console to ensure there are no manual penalties affecting your site.
Monitor Site Performance:Use tools like Google Analytics to monitor your site’s traffic and see if there are any patterns or specific issues that coincide with the drop in impressions.
By following these steps and utilizing the mentioned tools, you should be able to diagnose the root cause of the issue and take corrective actions to improve your site’s visibility in Google search results. If the problem persists, consider consulting with an SEO professional for a more in-depth analysis. -
@dvdegfre said in Google Not Picking Up Posts:
@headlinesplus
It sounds like you're experiencing a significant drop in Google impressions, and your posts are not being indexed correctly. There could be several reasons for this issue. Here are some steps and tools that may help you diagnose and resolve the problem:Check for Technical Issues:
Ensure there are no technical issues on your site, such as broken links, incorrect robots.txt settings, or noindex tags that might prevent Google from crawling your content.
Verify your sitemap is up to date and submitted to Google Search Console.
Review Recent Changes:Since you mentioned recent work done on your site, double-check those changes. Sometimes, even minor adjustments can inadvertently affect how Google indexes your site.
Content Quality and Duplication:Ensure all your articles are unique and not duplicated across different URLs. Even though you mentioned all articles are original, sometimes technical issues can cause duplicate content.
Google Search Console:Use Google Search Console to check for any crawl errors or indexing issues. It can provide insights into why your pages might not be appearing in search results.
Pinging and Indexing Tools:Utilize tools designed to ping and help with the indexing process if Google is dropping the indexings. Here are a few tools you can try:
IndexKings: This tool helps in bulk pinging your URLs to search engines.
PingFarm: Another bulk pinging service to notify search engines about your new or updated content.
Ping-O-Matic: This tool helps to ping multiple search engines and services at once.
PanopticPen Pinger: A useful tool for pinging URLs to various search engines to enhance the chances of indexing.
Check for Manual Actions:Even if you haven't received any warnings, it's worth checking the Manual Actions report in Google Search Console to ensure there are no manual penalties affecting your site.
Monitor Site Performance:Use tools like Google Analytics to monitor your site’s traffic and see if there are any patterns or specific issues that coincide with the drop in impressions.
By following these steps and utilizing the mentioned tools, you should be able to diagnose the root cause of the issue and take corrective actions to improve your site’s visibility in Google search results. If the problem persists, consider consulting with an SEO professional for a more in-depth analysis. -
Have you tried manually submitting via Google Search Console to get each page indexed?
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According to my knowledge, these are some reasons why Google was not picking up your post.
- There could be problems with the website's robots.txt file blocking Google's crawlers, or broken links causing indexing difficulties.
- The site work might have unintentionally affected SEO by changing how content is structured or presented.
To diagnose the problem further, the user can:
- Use Google Search Console to check for crawl errors or indexing issues.
- Review the robots.txt file and ensure Google can crawl the relevant pages.
- Verify if the sitemap is up-to-date and submitted to Google Search Console.
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@dvdegfre thank you for this. I have a robot file but not sure if it is correct or not. I cannot find examples of what the robot file should look like.
I have checked for manual actions but nothing there. It is very strange that i have a few thousands pages and they do not appear in google. my impressions i have dropped by more than 98%
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nice post
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@headlinesplus bro you have a word press website or you use a custom website and another one did you use google search console.
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@headlinesplus
It sounds like you're experiencing a significant drop in Google impressions, and your posts are not being indexed correctly. There could be several reasons for this issue. Here are some steps and tools that may help you diagnose and resolve the problem:Check for Technical Issues:
Ensure there are no technical issues on your site, such as broken links, incorrect robots.txt settings, or noindex tags that might prevent Google from crawling your content.
Verify your sitemap is up to date and submitted to Google Search Console.
Review Recent Changes:Since you mentioned recent work done on your site, double-check those changes. Sometimes, even minor adjustments can inadvertently affect how Google indexes your site.
Content Quality and Duplication:Ensure all your articles are unique and not duplicated across different URLs. Even though you mentioned all articles are original, sometimes technical issues can cause duplicate content.
Google Search Console:Use Google Search Console to check for any crawl errors or indexing issues. It can provide insights into why your pages might not be appearing in search results.
Pinging and Indexing Tools:Utilize tools designed to ping and help with the indexing process if Google is dropping the indexings. Here are a few tools you can try:
IndexKings: This tool helps in bulk pinging your URLs to search engines.
PingFarm: Another bulk pinging service to notify search engines about your new or updated content.
Ping-O-Matic: This tool helps to ping multiple search engines and services at once.
PanopticPen Pinger: A useful tool for pinging URLs to various search engines to enhance the chances of indexing.
Check for Manual Actions:Even if you haven't received any warnings, it's worth checking the Manual Actions report in Google Search Console to ensure there are no manual penalties affecting your site.
Monitor Site Performance:Use tools like Google Analytics to monitor your site’s traffic and see if there are any patterns or specific issues that coincide with the drop in impressions.
By following these steps and utilizing the mentioned tools, you should be able to diagnose the root cause of the issue and take corrective actions to improve your site’s visibility in Google search results. If the problem persists, consider consulting with an SEO professional for a more in-depth analysis.
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