Google has up to date the video indexing report in Google Search Console to enhance the accuracy of the error reporting. Google stated you would possibly see “lacking thumbnail” errors reclassified below new error varieties. Google additionally added that the overall variety of errors reported mustn’t change, and that that is only a reclassification of errors.
January 19, 2023. This modification went into have an effect on at this time, January 19, 2023.
Google’s assertion. Google wrote, “Search Console can now extra precisely classify thumbnail indexing points. Because of this, you may even see a reassignment of “Lacking thumbnail” points to extra particular difficulty varieties. The overall variety of affected movies ought to stay the identical.”
What’s the video indexing report. The video indexing report reveals what number of listed pages in your website include a number of movies, and what number of of these pages a video could possibly be listed. Google stated the report can assist you perceive the efficiency of your movies on Google, and establish potential areas of enchancment.
What it seems to be like. Here’s a screenshot of this report for one among my websites in Google Search Console:
When the report reveals. Google stated if Google detects movies in your website, the Video indexing report will seem on the left navigation bar within the protection part. If Google has not detected a video in your web site, you’ll not see the report.
What it tells you. The report reveals the standing of video indexing in your website. It helps you reply the next questions:
- In what number of pages has Google recognized a video?
- Which movies have been listed efficiently?
- What are the problems stopping movies from being listed?
As well as, should you repair an present difficulty, you should use the report back to validate the repair and observe how your fastened video pages are up to date within the Google index, Google defined.
Why we care. You could need to recheck a number of the errors on this report and see if some have been reclassified from “lacking thumbnail” to a distinct error kind. This fashion you’ll be able to resolve any errors which may not have been resolved earlier.
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