Google is having points with indexing and serving new content material inside Google Search. The problems began round 2 p.m. ET and have been sporadically taking place since then. I personally have been seeing new content material come up randomly, however most of my queries don’t present new content material.
Google has confirmed the difficulty at 7:49 pm ET (after we posted our tales) saying, “There’s an ongoing difficulty that is delaying the indexing of newly printed content material. We’re engaged on figuring out the basis trigger.”
There’s an ongoing difficulty that is delaying the indexing of newly printed content material. We’re engaged on figuring out the basis trigger. You possibly can monitor progress right here on the Google Search Standing Dashboard: https://t.co/PWq6liOdCC
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) October 5, 2023
Google stated that is an indexing difficulty, not a serving difficulty however it appears extra serving than indexing to me however I don’t work at Google.
I first noticed this difficulty from Edward Hyatt, Director of Newsroom search engine optimisation on the Wall Stree Journal, who posted the difficulty on Twitter:
Indexing of latest content material in Search appears prefer it dropped round 2-3pm. #search engine optimisation
— Edward Hyatt (@Edward_Hyatt) October 5, 2023
Listed below are examples of web site command restricted to point out solely content material up to now hour and usually this may present information articles however in these circumstances Google is just not.
Actually, the story I printed about this on Search Engine Land 20 minutes in the past continues to be not being served by Google Search:
And Google Search Console is saying this text is listed however Google Search is just not serving it. So it looks like a serving and never an indexing difficulty:
45 minutes later, this piece of content material is now exhibiting for me within the Google search outcomes:
Listed below are different websites:
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, stated Google is investigating these sporadic reviews:
I’ve heard some sporadic reviews, and we’re checking on these.
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) October 5, 2023
With all of the Google updates rolling now, this isn’t nice timing for indexing or serving points…
Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.
