Google Search Console has a bug with its date picker, once you wish to evaluate two date ranges. It appears to default to the final month of information most often, not all. Google’s John Mueller will escalate the problem to the staff and hopefully it is going to be fastened quickly (or by the point that is revealed).
Alli Berry first posted about this on Bluesky and wrote:
Anybody else expertise a GSC bug as we speak the place it would solely allow you to have a look at the Efficiency tab with the final month in comparison with the month prior? I hold choosing a time interval and it redirects me to that. Actually annoying!
Tory Grey posted a screenshot exhibiting how Google Search Console can present the identical information for the final 6 months because it reveals for the final 16 months. He wrote on Bluesky:
This was occurring to me final week – however no redirect. Something > 3 months would graph the identical information and metrics – however on the opposite URLs (like 6 months, for instance.) Extremely complicated!
Oh – and including a filter (for a web page kind, on this instance) inflated the impressions/clicks like 4x. Bizarre.
No solutions. It is nonetheless occurring!
I can replicate in Incognito, and
@sam.thegray.co
replicated from her machine.Not occurring with all accounts, just a few.
We’re making an attempt to make use of the API as a workaround?
I can affirm that the URLs aren’t redirecting (e.g. these are from &num_of_months=6 v =16
Right here is his screenshot:
John Mueller from Google replied, “I am going to examine with the staff – sorry concerning the confusion there.”
I assume this will likely be fastened soonish?
Replace – this can be fastened or perhaps simply fastened for me?
Discussion board dialogue at Bluesky.
Replace: It appears Google rolled out a new date picker and 24-hour view as we speak.