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Reports, coverage states, and the parts of Search Console that mislead people. 13 posts, newest first.
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 meansValidation started means Google queued the URLs it knew about for a recheck. What each state means, how long validation takes, and why it fails.
URL is not in property: switch properties and inspect itSearch Console asks you to inspect a URL in the currently selected property or switch properties. It means the URL sits outside the property you have open.
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.
4 GSC statuses that mean Google is ignoring youThe four Search Console statuses that mean Google has seen your pages and declined them so far, what causes each one, and which fix actually applies.Nothing in that category yet.
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