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Reports, coverage states, and the parts of Search Console that mislead people. 17 posts, newest first.
Google Search Console vs Bing Webmaster Tools: what each shows firstBing now keeps 24 months of data to Google's 16, takes 10,000 URLs a day, and shows exact queries. Where each console wins, from running both.
The Search Console 16 month data limit, report by reportSearch Console keeps 16 months of performance data, but crawl stats keep 90 days and page indexing has no published figure. Here is the full table.
Page indexing report missing data? Google will not back-fillSearch Console page indexing report missing June 2026 data? Google says it never back-fills indexing data. What the gap costs you and what to do about it.
Google confirmed the Crawled - currently not indexed blip in Search ConsoleOn 8 September, Search Console briefly reported indexed pages, even homepages, as not indexed. Google says it was a reporting bug. How to check yours.
Search Console links report not updating: how to date it yourselfThe links report carries no last updated date and no API endpoint. How to tell a frozen report from real link loss, and what is safe to ignore.
Core Web Vitals 'not enough data' in Search ConsoleCore Web Vitals showing no data available in Search Console? What CrUX actually requires, and why an empty report on a small site is not a fault.
How many URLs can you request indexing per day?The real daily limits on Request Indexing, URL Inspection and the two APIs, which numbers Google actually publishes, and how to work a big queue.
URL Inspection tool vs Page indexing report: why they disagree and which to trustURL Inspection tool vs Page indexing report: why the two disagree, which one Google says to trust for a single page, and what I do when they conflict.
Redirect error in Search Console: the four causes and how I find themRedirect error in Search Console means Google gave up mid-redirect: a loop, a chain past 10 hops, or a bad target URL. How I find which one.
Couldn't fetch sitemap in Search Console: how to fix itCouldn't fetch means Google could not retrieve the sitemap file at all. The five documented causes, in the order I actually check them.
Page with redirect in Search Console: is it a problem?Page with redirect is usually Search Console telling you a redirect worked. Here is when it is fine, when it is not, and how to tell the two apart.
Search Console new owner added emails: bug or breachOn 24 August 2026 Search Console emailed owners about new owners who were already owners. Google confirmed a bug. How to tell that apart from a real one.
Why is Search Console data delayed? The 2 to 3 day lagSearch Console data is usually 2 to 3 days behind and the newest days are preliminary. What that means, and why the API hides them by default.
Search Console crawl stats missing two days of dataCrawl stats is missing 15 and 16 August 2026 for many sites. What a reporting gap means, what it does not mean, and how to check crawling yourself.
Validation started in Search Console: what it meansClicking Validate Fix in Search Console queues the affected URLs for a recheck. What Validation started and each later state mean, how long it takes.
URL is not in property: what it means and the 30 second fixURL not in property means the URL you inspected is outside the Search Console property you have open. Why it says switch properties, and the fix in a minute.
Impressions but no clicks: how I fixed 9 pagesNine guides had impressions but no clicks in Search Console. The position rule I used, the exact title rewrites, and what retitling cannot fix.Nothing in that category yet.
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