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Focus · 06-01-2024, 02:10 PM

Hi everyone, is anyone else experiencing a significant decrease in link count on Google Search Console out of nowhere? It might be a bug, first time I've seen this.

feetpics · 06-01-2024, 10:03 PM

I think some bug is happening, mine is showing 0 links all of a sudden since a few days ago

mopek1 · Yesterday, 03:12 AM

The console has shown me inaccurate stats for a few months now. I don't use it as often as I used to.

Focus · Yesterday, 05:40 AM

I've heard that they plan to remove that section anyway and keep the information for internal use.

mopek1 · Yesterday, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Focus

I've heard that they plan to remove that section anyway and keep the information for internal use.

Remember when we used to see what exact keywords we were getting to specific pages on our sites?

cosis · Yesterday, 08:07 AM

Yes dropped a lot

Focus · Yesterday, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mopek1

Remember when we used to see what exact keywords we were getting to specific pages on our sites?

Yes, I remember! We used to see exact keywords for each page. And the HTML Improvements tool was great for fixing meta descriptions and title tags. Those were the good old days! Now, with AI overview, it's a whole new game.

TheLegacy · Yesterday, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Focus

Yes, I remember! We used to see exact keywords for each page. And the HTML Improvements tool was great for fixing meta descriptions and title tags. Those were the good old days! Now, with AI overview, it's a whole new game.

Have you looked on Google Search Console under Performance? Scroll down until you see a tab called Queries?

Also on Overview go to the top right where you see Search Console Insights it tells you stuff like:

Your most popular content
Top traffic channels
Google Search:: How visitors find your site on Google
Referring links from other websites

Stuff like that - there is a large amount of data that maybe they moved around but keep in mind that Search Console gets their info directly from Google which can be different than Google Analytics. Long story but if you're needing SEO and want to know more let me know.

cordoba · Today, 03:06 AM

Adding my site to Google Console was the worst mistake I ever made. I was warned against it here, and within weeks my rankings plummetted. This was around the time of the Google HCU though.

mopek1 · Today, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cordoba

Adding my site to Google Console was the worst mistake I ever made. I was warned against it here, and within weeks my rankings plummetted. This was around the time of the Google HCU though.

Would you say the same for analytics?

TheLegacy · Today, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cordoba

Adding my site to Google Console was the worst mistake I ever made. I was warned against it here, and within weeks my rankings plummetted. This was around the time of the Google HCU though.

That is very peculiar since the majority of clients I have with search console an analytics their DA goes up sometimes by 2 points in a few months but there are a lot o other things to do SEO wise for that to happen. Never have I seen a drop in ranking due to search console alone. Do it yourself SEO is never a good idea or using 3rd party SEO software

06-01-2024, 02:10 PM	#1
Focus Last of a dying breed. Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 625	Google Search Console Hi everyone, is anyone else experiencing a significant decrease in link count on Google Search Console out of nowhere? It might be a bug, first time I've seen this.

06-01-2024, 10:03 PM	#2
feetpics Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 73	I think some bug is happening, mine is showing 0 links all of a sudden since a few days ago

Yesterday, 03:12 AM	#3
mopek1 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,897	The console has shown me inaccurate stats for a few months now. I don't use it as often as I used to.

Yesterday, 05:40 AM	#4
Focus Last of a dying breed. Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 625	I've heard that they plan to remove that section anyway and keep the information for internal use.

Yesterday, 08:07 AM	#6
cosis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Beach Posts: 5,256	Yes dropped a lot

Today, 03:06 AM	#9
cordoba Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,062	Adding my site to Google Console was the worst mistake I ever made. I was warned against it here, and within weeks my rankings plummetted. This was around the time of the Google HCU though.