Google Search Console blocked resources report had processing error

By Barry Schwartz

Published: February 21, 2018 at 8:46 am

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Google has posted on the data anomalies page that the blocked resources report within the Google Search Console may have incorrect data being reported over a three-week period.

When pulling reports on dates between January 16, 2018, and February 22, 2018, Google said “users may see decreased counts of pages with blocked resources. This is due to a processing error on our side. Page counts should return to their correct levels within a few weeks.”

Here is a screen shot of this report. Please notice the vertical line that says “Note” which specifically documents this reporting issue:

Blocked Resources Report

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Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.

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