May 18, 2026 at 11:09 pm
#4022
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Yeah, I’d still suspect something boring before I blame “Google being weird” again. I’ve had that exact drop and it was a stupid plugin conflict, not some big algorithm drama. Cache/minify especially can do sneaky damage without the site looking broken at all. If Search Console’s not showing anything nasty, I’d typically test by disabling the recent plugins one by one and see if it bounces back. Annoying, but that’s usually where the answer is. That’s how I look at it.