Index delay observation

Michael Falk · 02-02-2011, 12:52 PM

Hello, I just noticed something recently and was wondering if anyone had any insite.

Most times when I publish a post in wordpress on a particular site my articles are indexed almost immediately. Sometimes within minutes. This is the usual case on this site.

Recently I made the observation that whenever I publish a post but change the post title meta tag using the All in One SEO plugin there is a delay.

Example: My HTML on page title might read: "Wechter 1850 Elite Green Widget Review" but I might want my meta tag to simply read "Wechter Green Widget" so I fill in the SEO plugin title box.

This seems to cause the delay however. Sometimes it is a delay of almost a week.

My question is 1.) why does it do this and 2.) Does it hurt me in any way such as SEO to have a different html page title then my meta tag title.

THanks

bermuda · 02-02-2011, 01:00 PM

Well, I can guess why a sort of delay is experienced but wonder if that might have negative impacts on your web ranks or traffic stats. As soon as you publish your posts, the Googlebot may take a snapshot of the updated page and gets ready to index it but then receives another automatic ping about another newer update and so, it might wait for some days before deciding what to so. It can be cool to leave the pages as they are for some time.

bigcat1967 · 02-02-2011, 02:04 PM

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Does it hurt me in any way such as SEO to have a different html page title then my meta tag title.

The answer is no. However, I usually match my main KWs in the title tag with the title w/in the HTML. At least most of the time.

Michael Falk · 02-02-2011, 02:58 PM

Thank you both for the information. I only publish once and have my meta title tag defined in the initial publish. I don't go back to do it. I don't know much about pinging servers but I guess your saying it pings the post as normal and then gets a second response with the alternate meta title and pings it again.

Anyway, my main concern was maybe this was a questionable bad practice for SEO but I'm glad that it is not.

officer_iron · 02-02-2011, 07:35 PM

In my experience, changing it later doesn't negatively affect it. It's just annoying to have to wait for the listing to be updated. I usually come up with something better, and then get frustrated as I wait for the updates to be recognized.

Anil123 · 02-02-2011, 07:40 PM

In my experience, i submitted the sitemap.xml at webmaster tool.after 15 days my site indexed by google search engine.But before that i wan not face this problem.I think google has updated its rule about SEO.

raviv · 02-03-2011, 12:00 AM

Hey Michael,
I use All in One SEO Pack and I use the same title for the WP post and the All in One SEO title tag. I keep them the same. In some posts I have differing titles for both.

But I do not have any problem in getting the post indexed by Google. Maybe it is because I have a pattern and I write every Tuesday and Thursday. So the bots get used to this posting pattern and are ready to devour the content when it is published following the usual routine.

BTW I use WP to Twitter plugin and every post gets tweeted straightaway. Maybe you can try doing this. If it works for me, it should work for you as well.

Best
Raviv

Michael Falk · 02-03-2011, 07:05 PM

Thanks guys, Raviv, If you don't fill in the All in One SEO plugin Title it will automatically use the post title so there is not need to fill it in twice. I only do it if I want them to be slightly different.

Thats a good point about developing a posting routine. I really don't have one and tend to post whenever I have a post ready. I guess I should look into this.

I am currently posting to twitter and my facebook page on automatic

02-02-2011, 12:52 PM	#1
Michael Falk Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Index delay observation Hello, I just noticed something recently and was wondering if anyone had any insite. Most times when I publish a post in wordpress on a particular site my articles are indexed almost immediately. Sometimes within minutes. This is the usual case on this site. Recently I made the observation that whenever I publish a post but change the post title meta tag using the All in One SEO plugin there is a delay. Example: My HTML on page title might read: "Wechter 1850 Elite Green Widget Review" but I might want my meta tag to simply read "Wechter Green Widget" so I fill in the SEO plugin title box. This seems to cause the delay however. Sometimes it is a delay of almost a week. My question is 1.) why does it do this and 2.) Does it hurt me in any way such as SEO to have a different html page title then my meta tag title. THanks

02-02-2011, 01:00 PM	#2
bermuda HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 235 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Index delay observation Well, I can guess why a sort of delay is experienced but wonder if that might have negative impacts on your web ranks or traffic stats. As soon as you publish your posts, the Googlebot may take a snapshot of the updated page and gets ready to index it but then receives another automatic ping about another newer update and so, it might wait for some days before deciding what to so. It can be cool to leave the pages as they are for some time.
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02-02-2011, 02:58 PM	#4
Michael Falk Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Index delay observation Thank you both for the information. I only publish once and have my meta title tag defined in the initial publish. I don't go back to do it. I don't know much about pinging servers but I guess your saying it pings the post as normal and then gets a second response with the alternate meta title and pings it again. Anyway, my main concern was maybe this was a questionable bad practice for SEO but I'm glad that it is not.

02-02-2011, 07:35 PM	#5
officer_iron Brady L Lewis War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 622 Thanks: 108 Thanked 118 Times in 87 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Index delay observation In my experience, changing it later doesn't negatively affect it. It's just annoying to have to wait for the listing to be updated. I usually come up with something better, and then get frustrated as I wait for the updates to be recognized.
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Anil123 Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Index delay observation In my experience, i submitted the sitemap.xml at webmaster tool.after 15 days my site indexed by google search engine.But before that i wan not face this problem.I think google has updated its rule about SEO.
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02-03-2011, 12:00 AM	#7
raviv HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 264 Thanks: 66 Thanked 44 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Index delay observation Hey Michael, I use All in One SEO Pack and I use the same title for the WP post and the All in One SEO title tag. I keep them the same. In some posts I have differing titles for both. But I do not have any problem in getting the post indexed by Google. Maybe it is because I have a pattern and I write every Tuesday and Thursday. So the bots get used to this posting pattern and are ready to devour the content when it is published following the usual routine. BTW I use WP to Twitter plugin and every post gets tweeted straightaway. Maybe you can try doing this. If it works for me, it should work for you as well. Best Raviv

02-03-2011, 07:05 PM	#8
Michael Falk Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Index delay observation Thanks guys, Raviv, If you don't fill in the All in One SEO plugin Title it will automatically use the post title so there is not need to fill it in twice. I only do it if I want them to be slightly different. Thats a good point about developing a posting routine. I really don't have one and tend to post whenever I have a post ready. I guess I should look into this. I am currently posting to twitter and my facebook page on automatic