Google increases error classification for video indexing

Google updated the in to increase the accuracy of error reporting. Google stated that you may see missing thumbnail errors being reclassified as new types. Google stated that total errors should not be affected and this was a simple reclassification.

January 19, 2023. Today, January 19, 2023 was the effective date of this change.

Google’s statement. Google stated, “Search Console is now able to more precisely classify thumbnail indexing problems. You may notice a shift in “Missing thumbnails” issue to other types. It is expected that the total affected videos will remain unchanged.

What’s the video indexing reports? Video indexing reports show how many pages have one or more video pages and which pages could contain a video. Google stated that the report could help you to understand how your videos perform on Google and pinpoint areas for improvement.

This is what it looks like. This is an example of the report I created for Google Search Console.

The report will be displayed. Google stated that if Google finds videos on your website, the Video Indexing Report will be displayed on the left navigation in the coverage area. The report will not be displayed if Google does not detect a video on your site.

The report tells you. This report displays the current status of your video indexing. This report helps answer these questions:

• How many pages did Google identify a video on?
• What videos have been successfully indexed?
• Are there any issues that prevent videos being indexed

Google also explained that if an issue is fixed, the report can be used to verify the fix as well as track the progress of your video pages.

We care. It might be worth rechecking some errors and determining if they were changed from “missing thumbnails” to another error type. You can then fix any issues that may not have been addressed earlier.

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