{"id":653659,"date":"2025-02-15T08:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T05:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-confirms-most-review-count-bugs-fixed-but-some-still-to-go\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T05:35:15","slug":"google-confirms-most-review-count-bugs-fixed-but-some-still-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-confirms-most-review-count-bugs-fixed-but-some-still-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google confirms most review count bugs fixed but some still to go"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a36eaaac0575\" 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-6a36eaaac0575\" 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-confirms-most-review-count-bugs-fixed-but-some-still-to-go\/#A_week_after_the_stressful_Google_reviews_count_bug_Google_still_has_not_fully_resolved_the_issue_%E2%80%93_but_it_should_be_resolved_soon\" >A week after the stressful Google reviews count bug, Google still has not fully resolved the issue &#8211; but it should be resolved soon.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_week_after_the_stressful_Google_reviews_count_bug_Google_still_has_not_fully_resolved_the_issue_%E2%80%93_but_it_should_be_resolved_soon\"><\/span>A week after the stressful Google reviews count bug, Google still has not fully resolved the issue &#8211; but it should be resolved soon.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>Google had this really visible bug over the past week, where the number of reviews shown on a Google Business Profile, was showing fewer reviews than it should have.  In short, Google was not adding up the reviews accurately but no reviews were actually removed from the business listing.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Google posted an update that it has resolved the bulk of the issues but there still may be some that are not fully restored yet.  The remaining reviews count should be fixed within the coming days, Google said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Google said. <\/strong>Victoria Kroll from Google\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/thread\/324226897\">posted<\/a>\u00a0an updated statement last night in the forums saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Most affected profiles now display accurate ratings and reviews. However, while we have made significant progress, some profiles may still experience a temporary lower count. These profiles should recover to pre-issue levels over the next few days. No reviews were unpublished due to this issue. If your review count does not return to the level it was before this issue in the next few days, please contact support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What to do next. <\/strong>If you notice your review count is not back to normal but Tuesday of next week, then it may be time to reach out to support. You can reach out to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/?hl=en#topic=4596754\">support over here<\/a>, either in the forums or by the contact us options in the footer of that page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More details.\u00a0<\/strong>On Friday, I reported on the issue on the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-local-reviews-decreasing-38873.html\">Search Engine Roundtable<\/a>, not knowing if it was a bug or a feature. I noticed dozens and dozens of complaint threads popping up in the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/threads?hl=en&amp;sjid=10503723259169580441-NA&amp;max_results=60\">Google Business Profiles forums<\/a>\u00a0from concerned small businesses and local SEOs. Google began <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-review-count-bug-now-being-fixed-38894.html\">rolling out a fix<\/a> for this issue this past Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Many businesses were concerned that their hard earned reviews were gone forever. But it was just a review count issue and the reviews were still showing on their profiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>Reviews are an important part of your businesses online reputation and can lead to you getting a visit or phone call, or not.  So having positive reviews is important.<\/p>\n<p>Losing those reviews caused a lot of concern and stress for small businesses and the local SEOs who service them.<\/p>\n<p>Google has fixed most of them and will continue to work to restore the rest by the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n<p>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\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\">\n<div class=\"about\">\n<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Barry Schwartz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"row g-2 pt-2\">\n<div class=\"col-auto twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" 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\" rel=\"me\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"opens in a new tab\"><i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rustybrick\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"opens in a new tab\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tBarry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rustybrick.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">RustyBrick<\/a>, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Search Engine Roundtable<\/a>, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the &#8220;US Search Personality Of The Year,&#8221; you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O&#8217;Clock.<\/p>\n<p>Barry can be followed\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustybrick\/\">on X here<\/a>\u00a0and you can learn more about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rustybrick.com\/barry\">Barry Schwartz over here<\/a> or on his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barryschwartz.org\/\">personal site<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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