Google is having concerns with indexing and serving new content within Google Search. The concerns started spherical 2 p.m. ET and had been sporadically going down since then. I for my fragment had been seeing new content attain up randomly, but most of my queries enact no longer point to new content.
Google has confirmed the self-discipline at 7:49 pm ET (after we posted our tales) announcing, “There could be an ongoing self-discipline that is delaying the indexing of newly published content. We’re working on figuring out the root cause.”
There could be an ongoing self-discipline that is delaying the indexing of newly published content. We’re working on figuring out the root cause. You’ll want to perchance video display progress right here on the Google Search Subject Dashboard: https://t.co/PWq6liOdCC
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) October 5, 2023
Google said that is an indexing self-discipline, no longer a serving self-discipline but it no doubt seems to be more serving than indexing to me but I enact no longer work at Google.
I first noticed this self-discipline from Edward Hyatt, Director of Newsroom SEO at the Wall Stree Journal, who posted the self-discipline on Twitter:
Indexing of most original content in Search seems fancy it dropped spherical 2-3pm. #SEO
— Edward Hyatt (@Edward_Hyatt) October 5, 2023
Here are examples of plan divulge restricted to point to best content in the past hour and typically this is in a position to point to news articles but in these cases Google is no longer any longer.
If truth be told, the sage I published about this on Search Engine Land 20 minutes in the past is gathered no longer being served by Google Search:
And Google Search Console is announcing this text is indexed but Google Search is no longer any longer serving it. So it seems to be fancy a serving and no longer an indexing self-discipline:
Forty five minutes later, this half of content is now showing for me in the Google search results:
Here are other websites:
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said Google is investigating these sporadic experiences:
I’ve heard some sporadic experiences, and we’re checking on these.
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) October 5, 2023
With the entire Google updates rolling now, that is no longer any longer good timing for indexing or serving concerns…
Forum discussion at Twitter.
