# Search console "author" field missing: (+1,000% increase

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-console-author-field-missing-1-000-increase/301630>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [March 30, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-console-author-field-missing-1-000-increase/301630 "2024-03-30T07:38:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimsalterjrs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jimsalterjrs/32/314670_2.png) [@jimsalterjrs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimsalterjrs)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-console-author-field-missing-1-000-increase/301630/2 "2024-04-01T15:20:56Z")

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Me-too-ing this one. I got an email from Google Search Console about the same thing: unstructured forum data, author field missing, critical error that means your content cannot be indexed.

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