Google Deindex Bug - Do Not Panic
Wondering what this Google Deindex bug is? You can be ranking and be on the first page and all sudden disappear. No, your website isn't penalized. No, your SEO or marketing team didn't mess up. Google made a mistake. Mistakes happen, but there is a quick fix to make it all better.
Login to Google Search Console and utilize the Fetch As Google. Now you may be wondering how do I find out what pages are Deindexed? Easy, login to Google Analytics, start date on April 5th - Today. Utilize the Source/Medium in Analytics click on Google Organic. Now add a secondary dimension "Landing Page". Compare data to previous week with the same days Friday to current day. Most sites have a trend during the days of the week. You'll be able to identify a complete Deindex with the data in front of you. There are other options you can identify in Google Analytics.
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5 年You could also use the URL Inspection Tool for see if your main pages are indexed or not, and direct from there you can request indexing if the page is no longer on Google. URL Inspection Tool replaced Fetch as Google in the new GSC.