{"id":7581,"date":"2026-05-06T10:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=7581"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:24:45","slug":"google-fixes-search-consoles-year-long-data-logging-issue-well-kind-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=7581","title":{"rendered":"Google fixes Search Console\u2019s year-long data logging issue \u2013 well, kind of\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google said it has \u201cresolved\u201d an issue with logging data within Google Search Console reporting. The logging issue happened between May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026, about 50 weeks. The resolution did not fix the past data, but it did fix the issue going forward.<\/p>

What Google said. <\/strong>Here is what Google posted:<\/p>

\u201cA logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions from May 13, 2025 until April 27, 2026. This issue has been resolved. As a result, you may notice a decrease in impressions in the Search Console Performance report. Only impressions and related metrics \u2013 CTR and average position \u2013 were affected; clicks were not affected by the error, and this issue affected data logging only.\u201d<\/p>

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What was fixed. <\/strong>Just to be clear, Google has not fixed the data from May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026 but just fixed the data going forward. So keep this in mind when reviewing the data in that date range.<\/p>

John Mueller from Google confirmed on\u00a0Bluesky\u00a0that this is only fixed going forward and the old data will not be fixed.<\/p>

Why we care. <\/strong>When reviewing your Search Console data, please note that for about 50 weeks, almost a year, the reports may be off and you may see a decrease in impressions, and thus click-through rate and average position data are also impacted.<\/p> <\/div>

Search Engine Land is owned by Semrush. We remain committed to providing high-quality coverage of marketing topics. Unless otherwise noted, this page\u2019s content was written by either an employee or a paid contractor of Semrush Inc.<\/em> <\/p>

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Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.<\/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 “US Search Personality Of The Year,” you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O’Clock.<\/p>

Barry can be followed\u00a0on X here<\/a>\u00a0and you can learn more about\u00a0Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site. <\/p> <\/div><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/p><\/div> <\/div>

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