Official statement
If a legitimate site is temporarily deindexed for technical reasons (a few hours or days), it automatically corrects itself and is not held against the site in the long term.
Other statements from this video 24 ▾
- □ How does Google identify the abusive use of expired domains?
- □ Should You Tackle DMCA Complaints One URL at a Time for Better SEO?
- □ Why should you care about content copies that don’t affect your SEO ranking?
- □ Do omitted results really impact your SEO?
- □ Does the way you spell really influence your SEO ranking?
- □ Why does brand traffic remain resilient against algorithm updates?
- □ Why do certain brands fail to show up for generic search queries?
- □ How can you stand out in SEO within a saturated market?
- □ How does Google really determine the publication dates of a page?
- □ Why should very large sites rethink their use of Search Console?
- □ Why should you leverage the Search Console API for large SEO sites?
- □ Should core updates be considered in isolation for SEO?
- □ Does the number of reviews truly impact your SEO?
- □ What makes your pages remain invisible on Google?
- □ Is it true that your site can't be manually reassessed for quality?
- □ Does AMP really enhance your site's speed without hurting SEO performance?
- □ Do affiliate links really impact your SEO?
- □ Why doesn't Google penalize every single SEO mistake?
- □ Why doesn’t removing a redirect boost your SEO?
- □ Should you unlock JavaScript and CSS for Google?
- □ Why isn't robots.txt enough to stop indexing on Google?
- □ How does changing the URL of an optimized image hasten its update in the index?
- □ Are Core Web Vitals really based on actual user data?
- □ Does the choice between WordPress pages and posts really impact SEO?
Official statement from
(5 years ago)
⚠ A more recent statement exists on this topic
Do 404 Errors Really Hurt Your Website's Rankings?
View statement →
TL;DR
Temporary deindexing does not harm the long-term SEO ranking of a legitimate site. Technical issues are usually fixed automatically by Google without penalties. This is reassuring for those facing accidental deindexing.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
La désindexation temporaire affectera-t-elle mon trafic immédiatement ?
Oui, le trafic organique peut chuter temporairement, mais cela ne devrait pas affecter le classement à long terme.
Que dois-je faire si mon site est fréquemment désindexé ?
Examinez vos logs et vos paramètres techniques pour déceler des problèmes récurrents. Consulter un expert SEO pourrait également vous apporter des solutions plus spécifiques.
Google pénalise-t-il les sites désindexés temporairement pour les raisons techniques ?
Non, Google ne pénalise pas les sites désindexés temporairement pour des raisons techniques légitimes.
🎥 From the same video 24
Other SEO insights extracted from this same Google Search Central video · published on 06/08/2021
🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube →
💬 Comments (0)
Be the first to comment.