Comments on: Url removal: yah! http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justin - Online Shoppinghttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-462454 Justin - Online Shopping Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:35:20 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-462454 Just read this, requested some removals, and still waiting for things to happen. Anybody know how long this should take? Just read this, requested some removals, and still waiting for things to happen. Anybody know how long this should take?

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-142362 James Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:15:52 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-142362 Hi Matt,One server of my hosting company got hacked and I have few sites on that server, the hacker created hundreds (or thousands) under each of my domains. The issue had been lately fixed by the hosting but I can find some of these spammy subdomains are being indexed by google. Is there a way I can use webmaster tools to remove these subdomains from google index?Thanks, James Hi Matt,

One server of my hosting company got hacked and I have few sites on that server, the hacker created hundreds (or thousands) under each of my domains. The issue had been lately fixed by the hosting but I can find some of these spammy subdomains are being indexed by google. Is there a way I can use webmaster tools to remove these subdomains from google index?

Thanks,
James

]]> By: reggyhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-108879 reggy Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:28:45 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-108879 Hi Matt, am finding this google webmaster tool error section very confusing:I have errors under "URLs restricted by robots" , "Not Found" & "HTTP Errors" - the errors under not found and http are 410,404 and 403 - i have tried using the removal tool for some of the urls i want removedwhat i would like to know is if 410,404 and 403 errors are displayed does this mean that google will remove the urls and if so how long does it takeThank You! Hi Matt,
am finding this google webmaster tool error section very confusing:

I have errors under “URLs restricted by robots” , “Not Found” & “HTTP Errors” – the errors under not found and http are 410,404 and 403 – i have tried using the removal tool for some of the urls i want removed

what i would like to know is if 410,404 and 403 errors are displayed does this mean that google will remove the urls and if so how long does it take

Thank You!

]]> By: The Dog Clothing Companyhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-108741 The Dog Clothing Company Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:43:20 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-108741 I just submitted a few URL removal requests but they are now pending. Does anyone know how long it takes before they are actually removed? I just submitted a few URL removal requests but they are now pending. Does anyone know how long it takes before they are actually removed?

]]> By: Anatoly Lubarskyhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-103218 Anatoly Lubarsky Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:46:34 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-103218 Url removal tool does not work when robots.txt exceeds 5000 bytes. If some url is blocked in such a file - removal request is denied. Url removal tool does not work when robots.txt exceeds 5000 bytes.
If some url is blocked in such a file – removal request is denied.

]]> By: Tom Harrisonhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102753 Tom Harrison Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:17:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102753 Brilliant!! (And yes, long awaited, but still brilliant).Thanks for posting this, Matt, and thanks to Vanessa and crew for a set of tools that just get better and better. The Webmaster console can totally change the relationship between sites and engines from combative to cooperative. Those of us willing to play by the rules (and I'll admit to having been on both sides in the past) are now given a rich set of tools that allow us to *declare* our intentions, rather than to have Google have to try to figure them out. The tinfoil hat types will find life increasingly difficult.The timing of the Delete tool is perfect. Over several years, we had tried to make a large and useful site based on content that was not original but which to a lesser or greater degree engendered the creation of useful and original content. It didn't work. So we recently have killed tens of thousands of pages so that we can focus our resources and efforts on a few really remarkable and outstanding pages. Within a few days, we should be able to clear the decks of cruft, letting Googlebot spend only the time needed to find what's still actually there. Efficiency is good.In the absence of the webmaster console, and this new tool, the changes we have made would be hard to understand, and even downright suspicious looking. Now presumably everything is out in the open.Hooray! Brilliant!! (And yes, long awaited, but still brilliant).

Thanks for posting this, Matt, and thanks to Vanessa and crew for a set of tools that just get better and better. The Webmaster console can totally change the relationship between sites and engines from combative to cooperative. Those of us willing to play by the rules (and I’ll admit to having been on both sides in the past) are now given a rich set of tools that allow us to *declare* our intentions, rather than to have Google have to try to figure them out. The tinfoil hat types will find life increasingly difficult.

The timing of the Delete tool is perfect. Over several years, we had tried to make a large and useful site based on content that was not original but which to a lesser or greater degree engendered the creation of useful and original content. It didn’t work. So we recently have killed tens of thousands of pages so that we can focus our resources and efforts on a few really remarkable and outstanding pages. Within a few days, we should be able to clear the decks of cruft, letting Googlebot spend only the time needed to find what’s still actually there. Efficiency is good.

In the absence of the webmaster console, and this new tool, the changes we have made would be hard to understand, and even downright suspicious looking. Now presumably everything is out in the open.

Hooray!

]]> By: Erwinhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102689 Erwin Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:09:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102689 Very nice addition for Google. I always used the 301 and I will keep using them, but this seems a nice improvement. Guess that pages that aren't spidered often can be removed faster this way. Very nice addition for Google.
I always used the 301 and I will keep using them, but this seems a nice improvement. Guess that pages that aren’t spidered often can be removed faster this way.

]]> By: Hampsteadhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102659 Hampstead Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:58:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102659 Here's a feature suggestion for you:Somehow there are 7,500 404 errors being reported in my Webmaster Tools. I have run many link checkers over the site and I can't find these pages.I'm able to download a list of the URLs and it would be very useful to be able to upload said file to the URL removal tool.Could these 404s be external links? Here’s a feature suggestion for you:

Somehow there are 7,500 404 errors being reported in my Webmaster Tools. I have run many link checkers over the site and I can’t find these pages.

I’m able to download a list of the URLs and it would be very useful to be able to upload said file to the URL removal tool.

Could these 404s be external links?

]]> By: SEO Practiceshttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102618 SEO Practices Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:49:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102618 Matt I just used the function to try to remove 12 urls, but when I went back to check for it, I got I message that said that the urls removal were denied. I'm not sure what happend ??? Matt I just used the function to try to remove 12 urls, but when I went back to check for it, I got I message that said that the urls removal were denied. I’m not sure what happend ???

]]> By: Ken Barbalacehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102607 Ken Barbalace Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:43:45 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/url-removal-yah/#comment-102607 I made use of the new URL removal tool this past weekend and it worked great. The pages in question were out of Google's search index very quickly. For those very rare times when it is needed, this is a great tool. I made use of the new URL removal tool this past weekend and it worked great. The pages in question were out of Google’s search index very quickly. For those very rare times when it is needed, this is a great tool.

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