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Google is currently experiencing a deindexing bug. This bug causes websites that are using its search engine to be removed from the search results. This can cause a lot of inconvenience for people who rely on the search results to find what they’re looking for. It’s important to note that this bug is not specific to Google, and it’s possible for other search engines to suffer from the same issue. If you’re affected by this bug, you should contact your website’s provider to see if there are any workaround options.
How does it affect websites?
This is a question that has been on many minds lately. To help answer it, let’s take a look at what the issue is and how it affects our beloved websites.
Some of you might know that Google’s search engine algorithm is constantly changing to keep up with growing trends in society. This recent change was made to satisfy the demand for “cleaner, more relevant results†according to Google’s head of webspam Matt Cutts. In order to do so, Google has created an algorithm that will stop indexing websites that are deemed spammy or violating webmaster guidelines.
Although this sounds like good news for those who don’t want their website penalized by Google, this update came with a slew of unintended consequences. One of these consequences was the deindexing of hundreds of websites that were completely legal and not even specifically targeted for removal from search engines like Google.
If you’re worried about your website being penalized by this update, contact us today!
What are the potential consequences of this bug?
If you are looking for a new website to add to your domain name portfolio, Google’s deindexing bug is likely not the site for you. On April 3rd, 2018, Google quietly announced that it had been detected a bug in its search algorithm which does not allow sites to be listed in results when there is no content on the site. This includes websites that are not indexed by Google’s search engine and which have been removed from the index due to a manual penalty from Google.
This means that websites that have been penalized and removed from the index will not appear in search results any longer. It also means that Google will remove sites without any content or with low-quality content from search results. This could impact both organic and paid search traffic if a business owner decides to stop paying for their website listings after being penalized by Google.
The consequences of this glitch can be especially harmful for businesses who rely on high levels of organic traffic for their income as many businesses such as those in the ecommerce industry depend on organic rankings for revenue potential.
What can I do to recover from this bug?
This bug was discovered on April 10th, and it deindexed a large number of Google domains. The bug has been fixed now, but if you’re still experiencing problems with your website’s rankings, then we recommend that you perform an audit to make sure it is not the result of this bug.
In this article, we’ll explain how to recover from the deindexing bug and what steps you can take to make sure it doesn’t happen again in the future.
Why did Google decide to keep the bug secret in the first place?
Google decided to keep the bug secret in the first place because they wanted to determine how much traffic it was affecting. They also wanted to figure out what the demographic of those affected by this bug was.
Last Updated on January 11, 2022
Aires Loutsaris is a content marketing specialist working with some of the world’s biggest VC funded startups and eCommerce companies. He has 15 years of experience in organic search optimisation and content writing with over 2500 students enrolled in his Udemy SEO course. An ex-head of two award-winning agencies, he has lectured at the University of the Arts, London College of Fashion on content marketing and has consulted for all three of the Universities he studied at: The Open University, The University of Hull and Kings College University of London. Feel free to connect with Aires on LinkedIn or Facebook.