Optimixed Search News

Google Search Shows Old Domain Four Months After Site Migration

35
NewsSpeculation

TLDR

A site owner reported that Google began showing their old domain in search results again, four months after completing a migration to a new domain.

Optimixed Overview

Optimixed's original report on this story.

SERoundtable reports on a Reddit discussion in which a site owner described an unexpected issue during domain migration: after successfully switching to a new domain and seeing Google index and serve the new version, the search engine began showing the old domain in results again several months later. The incident raises questions about Google's handling of old-domain canonicalization and redirect expiration over extended timeframes.

Topics:SEO News & Algorithm Updates
Was this useful?
Share

Related articles

35
News

Google Discover Reimagined as Personalized Concierge Service

Google is hiring for a principal UX role focused on transforming Discover into a more proactive, personalized recommendation engine.

SEO News & Algorithm UpdatesAI & Machine Learning in SEOContent & Strategy
45
News

Google Merchant Center Video Upload Bug Halts Processing

Google Merchant Center is experiencing an issue where video uploads remain stuck in preview processing, preventing videos from displaying in product listings.

SEO News & Algorithm UpdatesEcommerce MarketingTools & Platforms
72
BreakingNews

Google Search Console Performance Report Date Picker Broken

Google Search Console's performance report date picker is malfunctioning, with the end date locked to 1969 and rejecting any newer dates.

SEO News & Algorithm UpdatesTools & PlatformsAnalytics & Measurement
72
News

Google Scraper Blocking Disrupts SEO Rank-Tracking Tools

Google's enhanced anti-scraping measures are blocking rank-tracking tools' ability to reliably report search rankings.

SEO News & Algorithm UpdatesTools & PlatformsAnalytics & Measurement