Google Fixes Manual Action Issue in Search Console

If you have been waiting to file a reconsideration request because the manual action is not showing up in Google Search Console, you should be good to file it now.  Google has fixed the bug that prevented manual actions from showing up in Search Console, which also affected the ability for site owners to then file a reconsideration request when they fixed the problem.

The problem first showed up about a week ago when site owners were reporting that they received an email about the manual action, but that it wasn’t showing up in the manual actions section of Search Console.  So site owners could fix the problems, but had no way to file a manual action to see it lifted from their site in the search results.

John Mueller has reported that the issue should be resolved.

@jenstar @TheSEMPost @jenstar As far as I know, this should be resolved in the meantime.

— John Mueller (@JohnMu) October 25, 2016

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Jennifer Slegg

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Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.

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