Google search indexing not working?

AI-generated summary

In a Support thread titled ‘Google search indexing not working?’ tagged with seo, trusktr reports that a specific phrase from a Vercel Community thread is not appearing in Google search results, despite being publicly visible. Milenski responds by noting that the content does appear — albeit in second place among three results — and suggests Google may be undergoing updates or experiencing temporary indexing issues. They express hope that the issue is temporary, citing frustration over the problem persisting since March 2025 and questioning Google’s priorities, which they believe favor ad sales over user search accuracy. Milenski encourages patience, humorously adding they’d rather not revert to WordPress or rebuild their platform from scratch. The tone is lighthearted but reflects genuine concern over SEO performance and platform reliability.

Here’s a sample thread:

It has this in it:

Just jumping into some of the communities over the holidays and wanted to introduce myself

Here’s a google search showing that the content is not indexed:

Why is this?

You are in second place out of three results…

Apparently Google has a problem with the search engine or they are updating it (for the hundredth time), and that’s why it’s happening like this. Or at least I hope so, I really hope so. I don’t want to go back to WordPress, change the platform again, start all over again. :smiley: Let’s give them time, and then we’ll see.

And to know that the problem has existed since March 2025 and Google has not solved it yet? Let’s not forget that this is Google, and their main goal is to sell their ads more than for us to be comfortable and find exactly what we are looking for. So in this line of thought… be patient :smiley: