My indexed site URL removed from google search without get any message or Manual Actions??
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On Agust 2 or 3.. I'm not sure about the exact date...
The main URL of my website https://new-waves.net/ had been completely removed from Google search results! without getting any messages or Manual Actions on search console ?? but I'm still can find some of my site subpages in search results and on Google local maps resultswhen I tried to check it on google
info:new-waves.net >> no results
site:new-waves.net >> only now I can see the main URL in results because I had submitted it again and again to google but it might be deleted again today or tomorrow as that happen before last few days
100% of all ranked keywords >> my site URL new-waves.net had been completely removed from all results! but I'm still can see it on maps on some resultsMy site was ranked number 1 on google search results for "digital marketing qatar" and some other keywords, but the main URL had been removed from 100% of all search results. but you can still see it on the map only.
I just tried to submit it again to Google and to index it through google search console tool but still not get any results,
Can any one help to know what is the reason?? and how can I solve this issue without losing my previous ranked keywords?
Can I submit a direct message to google support or customer service to know the reason or get help on this issue?
Thanks & Regards
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I think it's your handling of the /ar/ version and multilingual setup.
On https://new-waves.net/ you have:
- rel="alternate" hreflang="ar" href="https://new-waves.net/ar/" />
But you should self reference the English version:
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<code>https://new-waves.net/" /></code>
And you should also add that to the /ar/ version of every page.
Here's Google full documentation on hreflang:
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Thanks Katarina,
as I new to Moz, I have not been knowing how to back to this page to follow the answers.
the only updates I made to my site that I added 2 or 4 posts but it was before that happens with few weeks
the only big change I made is that I added a certificate to my site in April to make it secure
I never get any penalties to my site
yes I noticed some drops on some keywords before that happens (in June and July) but it all of it was related to web design keywords for local Qatar, but all other keywords that related to SEO and digital marketing were not have any changes and been on top
Recently, based on google console, I found some new links but I have no idea how it been added to links of my website:
essay-writing-hub.com - 9,710
tiverton-market.co.uk - 252
facianohaircare.com - 48
prothemes.biz - 44
worldone.pw - 2
slashdot.org - 1
onwebmarketing.com - 1the problem is that all my high PR real links deleted from google console although it still have my site link and it could be recognized by MOZ and other sites!
I'm still can not find a solution until now! although I have resubmitted my site to Google many times
Can I submit a direct message to google support?
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Hi there,
Have you checked any tools that would show the status - any errors, previous issues, current status etc.? Can you see any record of penalties, previous rank drop or anything that could guide you through? Or was it a sudden disappearance?
I would suggest checking: robots.txt, warning and error messages in Google Search console, Google crawls the website, low quality inbound link (paid link building), duplicate content, any signs of being hacked. Also, have a look here https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en to see if it can be any of these issues.
I would hope it's only an algorithm error, but you need to analyse all of the options above and then I would resubmit to Google Index Again.
Let me know if you find anything. Good luck!
Katarina
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