Weird indexing delays lately?

[hankroot]

Anyone else seeing this garbage again? I’ve got fresh pages sitting there like they’re invisible, then some random trash gets indexed in a day. Makes no sense. I’m not even talking about brand new sites either. Some of my older stuff is acting weird too. One page crawled, fetched, submitted, whatever… still nothing. Meanwhile some parasite-looking junk gets picked up instantly. Pretty annoying. I’ve tried the usual stuff, internal links, a bit of pinging, even some ugly indexing tricks I shouldn’t probly admit to, and it’s still hit or miss. Feels like Google just picks winners and losers for no real reason now. Anyone else getting this lately, or is it just my projects being cursed again?

[Mason]

In my opinion, well, yeah, same here. It’s been super hit or miss for me lately too. I’ve got pages that should’ve been picked up ages ago just sitting there, and then some junky page with barely anything on it gets indexed like it paid for priority or something. Makes no sense at all. That’s how I look at it.

[axelrowan]

Honestly, Yeah, same garbage here. It’s not even “delayed” half the time, it’s just Google acting drunk and pretending it’s a system. Fresh decent pages sit there forever, then some thin parasite-looking crap gets in fast like it’s got a backstage pass. I’ve stopped assuming crawl = index at this point, it means basically nothing lately. Personally,

[axelrowan]

Personally, In my opinion, yeah, it’s not just you. Crawl’s basically meaningless now unless Google feels like being nice that day. What annoys me is the junk gets in fast while decent pages sit there collecting dust. Real clown show.

[meloncrash]

To be fair, yep, same here and it’s driving me nuts. I’ve got one older site where a normal page just sat there forever, and then some random thin page got indexed in like a day. Makes zero sense. I keep thinking maybe it’s something on my end, but then it happens across different sites so… yeah, feels like Google’s just being weird again. Honestly I’d stop trusting the “submitted” thing too much right now. It seems like it’s picking stuff on its own, and not in a way that makes any actual sense.

[Den]

Well, yeah, seeing the same nonsense here. Crawl ≠ index right now, seems like it’s just doing whatever it wants. I’d stop messing with the “ugly tricks” too much if you’re already seeing crawl, cause half the time it just feels like noise. Just my experience.

[Mason]

No offense, but honestly, in my opinion, Honestly, yeah, same garbage here. One of my older pages got crawled like 3 times and still just sits there, but some throwaway junk I barely touched got indexed in a day. At this point I don’t even know if “submit” means anything unless Google already decided it likes the page. Pretty annoying.

[Nathan]

Yeah, I’m seeing it too, and it’s been extra dumb lately. Fresh pages just sit there forever, then some crap page I didn’t even care about gets picked up like it’s important. I’ve stopped assuming crawl means anything useful now. That’s been my experience anyway.

[crawl_void]

Realistically, yeah, same here. Crawl’s happening, index is basically on a coin flip. Feels like the old “fresh content gets a look” thing is way less reliable than it used to be. I’m seeing random junk stick while decent pages just sit there doing nothing, which is always a great sign, obviously.

[axelrowan]

Usually, yeah, seeing the same crap. What’s annoying is crawl is basically meaningless now unless the page already has some trust or obvious demand behind it. I’ve had clean pages sit there while some nonsense gets indexed fast too, so it’s not just you. Feels less like “delay” and more like Google just shrugging at half the site. In my opinion,

[Pike]

Honestly, yeah, same here. Crawl’s been basically a fake comfort blanket for a while now. The annoying part is the junk that gets indexed fast while actual money pages just sit in limbo. Makes the whole thing feel random as hell. At least from what I’ve seen.

[meloncrash]

Interesting take. Kind of feels like yeah, same garbage here. Crawl’s happening, index is still acting like it’s on lunch break unless the page already has some weird built-in trust or whatever. The “random trash gets in fast” part is……

[adrian_knox]

Realistically, yeah, I’m seeing it too, and it’s getting old. The weird part is it’s not even consistent by site anymore. I’ve got one client where boring old pages are still getting picked up in a day or two, then another where a page sits there after crawl, after submit, after internal linking, and nothing. No obvious pattern. Just that usual Google nonsense. What’s been more noticeable lately is the “junk wins fast” thing. Thin stuff, weird long-tail pages, random crap with barely any links — suddenly it’s in. Meanwhile the page you actually care about is just… there. Makes you wonder if there’s some trust threshold or site-level mood swing going on. I’d be careful with the ugly indexing tricks too. Sometimes they seem to nudge things, sometimes they just make the whole thing look even more random. I’ve had better luck just tightening internal paths and making sure the page isn’t an orphan, but even that’s not a magic fix lately. So yeah, not just your projects. Feels like another one of those stretches where Google’s acting like it’s “working” while half the site is basically in limbo.

[orion_kade]

Yeah, I’m seeing it too, and honestly I don’t buy the “it’s just trust” explanation every time. I’ve got pages that are clearly crawlable, in the sitemap, linked from decent spots, and they still sit there like nothing happened. Then some garbage doorway-ish page with basically no business being there gets indexed before lunch. Makes no sense unless Google’s just being picky in a really dumb way. What’s been annoying me is it’s not even site-wide. One section behaves normal, another acts dead for days. So I’m not convinced it’s all on the pages themselves. Feels more like some weird site-level state, or in most cases they’re just slow to care unless the page gets some obvious signal fast. I’ve stopped trusting submit/crawl as meaning much. Half the time it just means “we saw it,” not “we’re doing anything with it.”

[Pike]

Yeah, same here. It’s like crawl means basically nothing half the time now. I’ve got a couple pages that should’ve been instant and they’re still sitting in limbo, while some junky little page gets in like it’s got a VIP…

[crawl_void]

Yeah, seeing it too. And the annoying part is the pattern keeps changing, so half the usual “fixes” feel like superstition. I’m not convinced it’s just trust either. I’ve had older sections go weird after being fine for months — crawl happens, URL’s in sitemap, internal links are there, and it just sits. Then some junk page with a worse setup gets indexed fast for no obvious reason. That’s the part that makes it feel broken, not just “slow.” Honestly I’ve stopped treating crawl as a meaningful signal on its own. It’s more like Google poked the URL and then wandered off. If the page doesn’t get some stronger site-level signal or whatever they’re keying off right now, it can just rot in limbo. And yeah, the “ugly indexing tricks” thing… I’ve seen that backfire more than once. Sometimes it nudges a page, sometimes it just adds more noise and you still don’t know…

[Den]

I mean, yeah, I’ve seen enough of this to not call it “normal” anymore. If it’s just one or two URLs, fine, whatever. But when older stuff starts acting dead while random junk gets picked up fast, that’s when it feels like there’s some weird quality/state thing going on behind the scenes. And yeah, the submit/crawl stuff is basically “we noticed it exists,” not much more than that Honestly,. I’d probably stop poking it with the sketchy tricks for a bit too. In my experience that just muddies the water and makes it harder to tell what actually helped, if anything. If you want, we can keep it to actual patterns people are seeing and not turn this into the usual “Google is perfect, your site is bad” nonsense.

[meloncrash]

Yeah, I’m seeing it too, and I’m kinda sick of the “just wait it out” answers because it’s not even consistent. I’ve had pages sit there for days with crawl + sitemap + internal links all in place, then some garbage gets indexed in what feels like an hour. Makes zero sense. That’s how I look at it.

[adrian_knox]

Yeah, I’m seeing the same mess. The weird part is it’s not even “slow” in a normal way, it’s just random as hell. And honestly the sketchy indexing tricks usually just make it harder to tell what’s actually happening, so I get why people keep saying stop poking it. Doesn’t mean Google’s behaving well though, because it clearly isn’t.

[Nathan]

Honestly, yeah, I’m seeing the same nonsense. Feels less like “delays” and more like random priority roulette lately.

[sergbank]

From experience, yeah, same here. It’s annoying because the old “just wait” line doesn’t really match what’s happening — some stuff crawls and just sits there forever, then random junk gets a free pass.

[Nathan]

Yeah, I’ve seen it too. Not even just on fresh stuff — older pages that used to get picked up fine are suddenly acting like they’re on a waiting list for no reason. What’s been annoying me most is the crawl/index split. You’ll see it fetch the page, maybe even multiple times, and then… nothing. Meanwhile some garbage page with half-broken content gets in like it paid for priority. Makes zero sense. I’ve stopped trusting the usual “do X and it’ll index” stuff honestly. Internal linking still helps a bit, sure, but it’s not fixing the random part. Feels more like Google’s just being picky with what it decides is worth showing right now. Not sure if it’s some temporary churn or just the normal mess getting worse again, but yeah, you’re not the only one.

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