{"id":622533,"date":"2024-05-30T16:31:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-search-console-link-report-may-be-broken-today\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:31:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:31:58","slug":"google-search-console-link-report-may-be-broken-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-link-report-may-be-broken-today\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google Search Console link report may be broken today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e169c88f11\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e169c88f11\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-search-console-link-report-may-be-broken-today\/#Many_are_noticing_huge_declines_in_the_number_of_links_reported_in_the_link_report_within_the_Google_tool\" >Many are noticing huge declines in the number of links reported in the link report within the Google tool.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Many_are_noticing_huge_declines_in_the_number_of_links_reported_in_the_link_report_within_the_Google_tool\"><\/span>Many are noticing huge declines in the number of links reported in the link report within the Google tool.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\nGoogle Search Console link report may be broken or maybe Google decided to report on fewer links in that tool. Many are seeing huge declines in the number of links the tool is showing them when compared to last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More details. <\/strong>Starting Monday, May 27th, many SEOs began to notice <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-console-links-report-37450.html\">a decline<\/a> in the number of links being reported and then as of this morning, many are noticing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-console-links-report-decline-37477.html\">massive declines<\/a>, some even showing zero links being reported in the tool.<\/p>\n<p>I am seeing a 40% reduction in the links reported today when compared to just a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1038259\/SEL_Post-text --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1693000027709-0\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-break\"><\/div>\n<p>Here is my link report from today:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1896\" height=\"1855\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30.png\" alt=\"Google Links Report May30\" class=\"wp-image-442738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30.png 1896w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30-345x338.png.webp 345w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30-613x600.png.webp 613w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30-115x113.png.webp 115w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30-768x751.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may30-1536x1503.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Here is a screenshot from the same report from May 27th:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1898\" height=\"1776\" alt=\"Google Links Report May27\" class=\"wp-image-442739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27.png 1898w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-361x338.png.webp 361w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-641x600.png.webp 641w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-121x113.png.webp 121w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-768x719.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-1536x1437.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1898\" height=\"1776\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27.png\" alt=\"Google Links Report May27\" class=\"wp-image-442739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27.png 1898w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-361x338.png.webp 361w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-641x600.png.webp 641w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-121x113.png.webp 121w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-768x719.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/05\/google-links-report-may27-1536x1437.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Bug or feature. <\/strong>Google has not yet commented on this issue, so either this is some sort of reporting glitch \u2013 like we saw yesterday with product snippets report \u2013 or it is a feature, where Google is just showing fewer links.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, you are not alone, everyone is seeing a huge decline in the number of links reported in the Google Search Console reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Truth is, I don\u2019t think you need to care about this.  Everyone is seeing the decline in link counts. This is just a report and it does not directly influence your rankings in Google Search.<\/p>\n<p>So continue working on your website and making content that matters, and maybe focus less on these buggy reports?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>. <\/strong>Google is investigating the issue said Daniel Waisberg from the Google Search team:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looking into it<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Waisberg (@danielwaisberg) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielwaisberg\/status\/1796336366500135331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-minify=\"1\" async src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/cache\/min\/1\/widgets.js?ver=1715610924\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n    About the author<\/p>\n<div class=\"information\">\n<div class=\"author-module\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 text-center\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle avatar-border\" alt=\"Barry Schwartz\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/images\/authors\/BarrySchwartz-lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle avatar-border\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/images\/authors\/BarrySchwartz-lg.jpg\" alt=\"Barry Schwartz\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\n                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\">\n<div class=\"about\">\n<div class=\"name\">\n                            <strong>Barry Schwartz<\/strong>\n                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"row g-2 pt-2\">\n<div class=\"col-auto twitter\">\n                                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fsearchengineland.com%2F&amp;region=follow_link&amp;screen_name=rustybrick&amp;tw_p=followbutton&amp;variant=2.0\" aria-label=\"opens in a new tab\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n                                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rustybrick\" aria-label=\"opens in a new tab\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                        Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. 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