Drop in Indexed pages
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Hope everyone is having an Awesome December!
I first noticed a drop in my index in the beginnings of November. My site drop in indexed pages from 1400 to 600 in the past 3-4 weeks. I don't know the cause of it, and would like the community to help me figure out why my indexing has dropped. Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to read this.
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Hi, are you still having this issue? And did you see my questions above? We'd love to help you out.
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Hi Edward,
In order to help you sort this out, we are going to need more information about your website. Are you able to share the domain? What about a timelines of changes made to the site and screencaps of helpful info from your Google Search Console and/or Analytics accounts? Also, do you have any hunches as to what caused this issue, and how has it impacted your site's performance overall?
Thanks!
Christy
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