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search console is a sea of 404s after moving to https???

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  1. Chen Holm
    @chen_silicon

    im literally losing my mind here we launched moving to HTTPS last week and organic traffic fell to almost zero.

    the agency says rankings always wobble after big changes and we should wait. but this doesnt look like a wobble, ive got access to Search Console, analytics and teh server, id like to check things myself before trusting just wait... what would u look at first? A clear order of things to check would realy help me stay calm.

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  2. Kai C.
    @threadtrace

    export your top old URLs from Search Consoles performance report (or the old sitemap) and check each with curl -I or a crawler. every old URL should return a single 301 to the most relevant new URL. 404s, 302s, redirect chains and redirects to the homepage all lose value. fingers crossed 馃

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  3. Erik Moreau
    @erik.moreau

    oh ive been there lol check for staging leftovers: a <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> in the template, Disallow: / in robots.txt, or canonical tags pointing to teh staging domain lmao These get copied over during launches surprisingly often and explain sudden drops. lmk how it goes

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  4. Otto
    @cobalt_deck
    in reply to @erik.moreau

    yeahhh compare page templates before and after: did titles, heaidngs, or main content get shorter or disappear behind tabs and scripts? 馃敟 A redesign that removes text from important pages can lower rankings even with perfect redirects. good luck man!

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  5. Erik Moreau
    @erik.moreau

    wait does this also apply to moving? ??

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  6. Sara
    @sara.vos
    in reply to @erik.moreau

    first confirm its a real traffic drop and not a tracking drop. compare Search Console clicks with analytics. if Search Console clicks are stable but analytics fell, the tracking tag is missing or broken on the new templates.

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  7. Kai C.
    @threadtrace

    ok this thread just saved my weekend seriously need help here 馃槶

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  8. Kai C.
    @threadtrace
    in reply to @threadtrace

    so annoyed rn told my boss it would take 10 minutes 馃う its been 3 hours. wait does this also apply to migration? what am i doing wrong??

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  9. Ava Z.
    @buffer_warden

    oh ive been there lol for domain moves, use Search Consoles Change of Address tool on teh old property after the 301s are in place, and keep teh redirects rnuning long-term, not just a few weeks. lmk how it goes

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  12. Sara
    @sara.vos
    in reply to @eriks565

    wait what id be careful assuming SEO is the only factor. Check whether a seasonal dip or an algorithm update happened in the same window. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  13. Arjun
    @arjun_cobalt

    @erik.moreau nah thats not it, migration has nothing to do with it. ok this thread just saved my weekend just my 2 cents

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  14. Chen Holm
    @chen_silicon
    in reply to @buffer_warden

    @buffer_warden Fixed the canonical tags and resubmitted the sitemap. Traffic recovered over teh next few weeks. Thanks for teh checklist!

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