This should come as no surprise as we covered it here a couple times already but this morning, Google emailed those using property sets in Google Search Console that it is going away by the end of March. Google is shutting it down and may replace it with something else at some point in time.The email that went out this morning said "Property sets no longer supported in Search Console after March, 2019." Here is the full text:Dear Search Console user,You are the owner of one or more property sets in Search Console. At the end of March, 2019, Search Console will no longer support property sets. Google will continue indexing and serving any individual properties that comprise these sets, and your permission on these individual properties will not be changed. We have seen limited usage of sets in Search Console, which makes it hard to devote the engineering time required to maintain this feature. We are working on providing other ways to manage sites with multiple hosts or protocols.The … [Read more...] about End Of March: Property Sets No Longer Supported In Google Search Console
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Google Analytics Access Will Auto Verify You In Google Search Console
Google announced that they will now begin automatically verifying some users in Google Search Console, which will open up access to Google Search Console to countless (I don't even know the figure, hundreds of thousands, millions?) of webmasters, site owners and more. In short, if you are a verified owner of a Google Analytics property, Google will automatically verify you for that same website in Search Console.This is very big news, probably not for most of you, since you all are on top of making sure the right people have access to Google Search Console. But this is very big news in general to get more people access to Google Search Console. As I said at Search Engine Land "those with Google Search Console access will get emails and notifications of issues in their inboxes. These messages can include manual actions, hacks, WordPress and other CMS upgrade alerts, as well as other notifications - all aimed at helping you keep your website healthy, indexed and ranking." Yea, I … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Access Will Auto Verify You In Google Search Console
Google Search Console Crawl Errors For News Publishers Gone
Google told us earlier that two News publisher features is going away. Specifically the ability to highlight mobile apps in the Google News Publisher Center and News crawl error tool on Search Console. Well, when we reported it and days after as well, the News crawl error tool on Search Console was still there.Now, as of today, you can no longer see your crawl errors in Google Search Console specific to news sites.Here is a screen shot now:Here is what it looked like a couple weeks ago:I should note, the Google News Publisher Center mobile apps section is still there, for now.I suspect the normal crawl errors work fine for most issues but the news specific issues are gone. As I covered at Search Engine Land weeks ago, those specific errors included these errors Article disproportionately short, Article fragmented, Article too long, Article too short, Date not found, Date too old, Empty article, Extraction failed, No sentences found, Off-site redirect, Page too large, Title not … [Read more...] about Google Search Console Crawl Errors For News Publishers Gone
How to Fix Index Coverage Issues Detected in Google Search Console (Step-By-Step)
Google is continuously crawling, indexing and de-indexing web pages in order to provide people with relevant search results for their queries. Google itself has said in its Search Console Help Forum, “Google may temporarily or permanently remove sites from its index and search results if it believes it is obligated to do so by law, if the sites do not meet Google’s quality guidelines, or for other reasons, such as if the sites detract from users’ ability to locate relevant information.” That being said, you need to check your website weekly/monthly for index coverage issues and fix the issues immediately if you find them. Failing to do so may result in permanent de-indexing of web pages. In today’s article, I’m going to discuss index coverage issues detected in Google Search Console and how to fix them. After reading this step-by-step, brief guide you can successfully fix index coverage issues, even if you are new to Google Search Console. Index … [Read more...] about How to Fix Index Coverage Issues Detected in Google Search Console (Step-By-Step)
Recent changes to organic sitelinks cause major drops in impressions in Google Search Console
Google recently made some under-the-radar changes to sitelinks in the organic search results. The first change removed small sitelinks from below regular organic blue links that render for high search volume queries (Google has since fixed this glitch). The second change adjusted the number of large sitelinks being displayed for branded searches (this is most likely a test). Even though it does not look like either of these changes will have a significant impact on traffic, they have caused dramatic fluctuations in impressions and average position in Google Search Console (GSC). If you experienced that moment of panic when you did your last GSC check-in, take a look at this article to better understand: what happened with sitelinks in the search results. what effects the changes had on GSC data. how to check your site for declines. what the changes mean for SEO. What happened to sitelinks? Google made two changes that reduced the number of sitelinks being shown on search engine … [Read more...] about Recent changes to organic sitelinks cause major drops in impressions in Google Search Console