Hi @0108daniel,
Thanks for reaching out! It sounds like you’re facing a common challenge with ensuring that product updates are properly reflected in Google search results.
First, it’s important to note that while submitting a sitemap helps Google discover new content, reindexing updates might not always happen immediately. Google’s crawling process isn’t instantaneous, and reindexing can sometimes take longer.
For quicker results, you can try the following:
1. Use Google Search Console’s “URL Inspection Tool”: Although you mentioned reindexing manually, you can use the “URL Inspection Tool” to request reindexing of entire categories or specific pages. This tool allows you to submit multiple URLs in bulk rather than one by one.
2. Check Your Robots.txt and Meta Tags: Ensure your robots.txt file and meta tags are not blocking Google from crawling your updated product pages.
3. Leverage a Good SEO Plugin: If you aren’t already using one, consider using an SEO plugin like Yoast SEO or RankMath, as they can assist in automatically handling SEO titles, meta descriptions, and other important elements that influence how Google crawls and indexes your pages.
That being said, this forum is primarily focused on WooCommerce core issues. For specific SEO-related help, you might want to consult an SEO expert who can offer tailored advice and solutions for your site.
Thread Starter
Da
(@0108daniel)
Thanks for your response! I understand that Google crawling and indexing doesn’t happen right away and that a sitemap only helps with discovery, not reindexing.
I am familiar with and use the URL Inspection tool, but the problem is that I have 13,000+ products and manually reindexing 1 by 1 is way too time consuming.
Do you know if there is a way to serve multiple URLs at once via the Search Console API or some other method to speed up this process? Or are there other proven strategies to ‘trigger’ Google to pick up faster updates without having to do everything manually?
We already used Yoast plugin.
Zee
(@doublezed2)
Hello 0108daniel,
Thank you for your reply.
I understand that reindexing a large number of products manually is not practical.
Please note that this falls outside our support scope as it’s not controlled by WooCommerce. I recommend reaching out to Yoast SEO support or checking Google’s Search Console API documentation for possible solutions to bulk submit URLs.
You may also consult a professional web developer, You can find a good developer at Codeable.io or WooExperts.
Best regards.
Thread Starter
Da
(@0108daniel)
I opened a few months already a topic on Yoast.
But they say the same that it is not the ‘problem’ from Yoast.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-show-the-correct-text-on-google/
Hi @0108daniel,
Thanks for the update! Since Yoast has confirmed it’s not something controlled by their plugin, and WooCommerce doesn’t manage Google’s indexing process either, the best approach would be to explore Google’s Search Console API. This API allows for automated URL submission, which could help speed up the process for a large number of products. You can find Google’s documentation here: https://developers.google.com/search/apis/indexing-api/v3/quickstart.
If you’re not comfortable implementing this yourself, a developer with API experience could assist. You might find professionals at Codeable.io or among WooExperts.
Thread Starter
Da
(@0108daniel)
Thank you for your message back.
We have already a Google’s Search Console API for years.
Also we contacted already with Google search Console.
They say that the problem is not related to Google Search Console and need to be fixed by Woocommerce itself.
Looks everyone send me to another place….
Our site can be much better with the updated product SEO titles and descriptions, but Google shows only the ‘old’ ones even when they are crawled everytime.
Zee
(@doublezed2)
Hello 0108daniel,
Thank you for your reply.
I understand your frustration. WooCommerce itself does not handle advanced SEO features. These are usually managed by your active theme or SEO plugins like Yoast.
To troubleshoot this issue, I recommend consulting a professional SEO expert to investigate and resolve the problem.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards.
