Updates in Remove outdated content from Google
Google's search console is making updates to its obsolete content removal tool, which website owners can use to request removal of URLs, that they don't own. Don't let the content removal tool on this search console confuse you. This will remove outdated content tools, which were specially developed for completely different instances.
It has been developed, so that website owners can quickly remove their own website from search engine results pages. The obsolete content removal tool will be implemented, to send a request to deindex pages on other websites.
Anyone can send a removal request for stale content, that you think needs to be removed from search results.
Using the Page “Remove obsolete content”
- Do you understand, what the tool is used for and what the tool is not used for
- Now open the Remove Outdated Content tool. To do this, you need to sign in with a Google account, to prevent misuse with this tool.
- Enter the URL of the page in the format you want.
- Click Submit. If the page still exists at the specified URL, you will be prompted, provide additional information.
- When a submission is successful, You will notice, that your request is listed in the request history below.
- Come back, to see the status of your request. If this is refused, a link will appear, who explains the reason.
- When a request is approved:
- When the page is removed, it will no longer appear in the search results.
- If the page still exists, but is changed, the shreds and the cached result will be removed from the search results, but revived the next time a google crawler visits the same page. Until then, the page can be displayed in the search results.
Let's take a look at the news
- The updated version of the Obsolete Content Removal tool has a busy user interface, through which the existing functions can be used instinctively.
- The competencies of the removed obsolete content tool have not changed, so that SEO experts and website owners do not lose functionality.
- Google changed the look and feel of the tool like this, that it's more stable with the new Google Search Console UI.
- It's also better optimized for mobile devices, where you want to remove outdated content on the go.
A note will appear at the top of the old version, which can still be accessed. this means, that he was after mid-January 2021 will no longer be available. This date may be available very soon. So you'd better update your bookmarks, to switch to updated removal obsolete content tool.
