Need an SEO technical audit of the website and assistance in solving the problem.
Hello!
There is a news website, 1 year old. News is added every day vesti.com.ua.
The site is multilingual, but currently the RU language is in noindex.
We are currently observing a gradual decrease in the number of pages in the index, and we cannot independently identify the cause.
I am looking for a specialist who can help solve the problem and return the site's pages to the index, preferably both language versions.
Thank you.
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Good day!
I looked at vesti.com.ua briefly before responding. A few important observations + questions that affect the resolution strategy:
What I see:
The site is positioned as a news aggregator (this is stated on /about_us - "we collect, systematize, and publish news from open sources"). This is the key context - after the Google Helpful Content Update (2024) and subsequent Spam Updates 2024-2025, aggregators without original content are massively losing indexing. This may be the main reason.
The domain vesti.com.ua has a history - the previous media holding closed in December 2023. If the current site uses the same domain, there may be inherited problems (historical manual penalties, toxic backlink profile).
RU in noindex - we need to understand why this was initially done before opening it.
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Questions for solving the task:
Did you receive any messages in Google Search Console about manual actions or security issues?
How many pages were indexed at peak / now (numbers from GSC "Page Indexing")?
Have there been any technical changes to the site in the last 3-6 months (migration, redesign, change of URL structure)?
Is there original content (expert opinions, photo shoots, analytics from the editorial team), or are all materials rewritten from sources?
Why was RU closed in noindex?
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Good day, Ruslan.
Gradual (not sharp) disappearance of pages from the index on a news site is more often not about hreflang or canonical; such errors lead to a sharp drop. Usually, the root lies in how Google assesses the freshness and uniqueness of news against original sources, or in the fact that certain categories have dropped in quality and are dragging down neighboring URLs.
Noindex on RU is a separate story: it removes the RU version from the competition for the SERP, but does not return UA to the index if the root of the problem is not there. GSC over the last 3 months should show: which URLs are dropping, in which categories it is concentrated, and why exactly Google is not indexing them.
The first stage for me is diagnostics via GSC and news-sitemap, with fixing the problem area and a brief action plan. If the error is technical (for example, canonical or incorrect hreflang), fixing it can be done in one go. If the root is in content or the editorial process, the cycle will be longer, and that is a separate conversation after the first stage.
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Good day, Ruslan.
I looked at the website. To provide a price and timeline, please clarify a few more points:
1. Did the drop in the index start suddenly or gradually?
2. What is the main goal - to return existing pages to the index, or to simultaneously build long-term SEO for news content?
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I will conduct a deep technical audit of your indexing system with server log analysis to identify the real reason for page dropouts and safely restore the presence of both language versions in search.
What method are you currently using to implement the connection between the UA and RU versions at the level of canonical and hreflang meta tags, and have you checked the status "Crawled - currently not indexed" for potential exhaustion of the crawling budget due to duplicates created by your CMS when changing language statuses?
The budget for a full audit and index recovery plan will be discussed in private correspondence. 🤝
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Hello, Ruslan. I would be happy to help - I have practical experience in SEO:
- From 0 to 5300+ visitors for scrap metal recycling in Ukraine - https://westwebart.pro/kejsy/prijom-metalobruxtu-ta-vtorsirovini-seo-prosuvannya-ukraina/
- 213+ leads from SEO for legal services in the USA - https://westwebart.pro/kejsy/registration-of-investment-funds-seo-promotion-us/
- Clients for $4.7 thanks to SEO for an online store in Ukraine - https://westwebart.pro/kejsy/tovari-dlya-diabetikiv-seo-prosuvannya-ukraina/
Recommended Work Plan for Developing Internal SEO Optimization Solutions:
- SEO analysis of the site and its technical condition
- Assessment of commercial factors to increase trust and conversion
- SEO audit with detailed recommendations for internal optimization
… - Compilation of a semantic core (350+ queries) to attract target visitors
- Distribution of queries across pages and updating the site structure
- Individual development of Title, H1, Meta-Description tags for key pages
- Preparation of a technical task for copywriters with internal linking and content recommendations
Cost of work starting from $390. Deadline: 10 days.
Thank you for your attention! Message me privately - I will prepare a solution that will help your business achieve the desired results.
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452 1 0 Hello.
I looked at the problem description. If pages are gradually dropping out of the index rather than suddenly, it is often related not to a single critical error, but to a combination of factors: multilingual structure, duplicate language versions, the quality of news indexing, canonical tags, crawl budget, or content reevaluation by Google after recent updates.
For news websites, this is a very common situation right now, especially if some materials resemble aggregator content or there are issues with Googlebot re-crawling new pages.
What I will check first:
- how indexing has changed by page types
… - what exactly is dropping out of the index most often
- noindex, canonical, and hreflang
- sitemap and the correctness of site crawling
- whether there are conflicts between UA and RU versions
- how Googlebot scans news
- whether there are technical limitations for indexing
- issues with internal linking and content freshness
I will also separately check if the problem arose after changes to the site structure or template updates.
You will receive not a general audit, but a clear technical analysis: what exactly is hindering indexing, where the problem lies, and what needs to be fixed first to bring the pages back into search.
Please send a link to the site. After reviewing, I will be able to assess the scope of work, timelines, and project budget.
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602 1 0 Hello.
We can help with diagnosing the indexing issue and restoring the pages of the news website in the Google index.
For a multilingual news website, a gradual decrease in indexed pages may be related not to a single error, but to a complex of factors: noindex, canonical, duplication of language versions, sitemap, quality or uniqueness of news, technical errors, changes in URL structure, crawling issues, internal linking, or signals of low page value for Google.
What we can check:
- dynamics of indexing in Google Search Console;
… - Pages / Indexing reports;
- reasons for exclusion of pages from the index;
- robots.txt, sitemap.xml, noindex, canonical;
- correctness of multilingualism and hreflang;
- why the RU version is currently in noindex and whether it can be safely returned to the index;
- duplication between language versions;
- status codes, redirects, 404, soft 404;
- quality of news structure, categories, tags, and pagination;
- whether new materials are included in the sitemap;
- speed of site crawling by Googlebot;
- internal linking between news, categories, and language versions;
- possible issues with the template or CMS;
- whether Google perceives some pages as low-value or duplicated.
It is also important to look at the news specifics: how quickly new materials are indexed, whether categories work correctly, whether there is a large number of technical/tag/archive pages that dilute the crawling budget, and whether the structure for the two language versions is correctly configured.
I see the work plan as follows:
1. Analysis of Google Search Console.
2. Technical check of indexing.
3. Check of multilingualism, noindex, canonical, and hreflang.
4. Analysis of sitemap, robots.txt, and URL structure.
5. Identification of reasons for pages dropping out of the index.
6. Preparation of a list of corrections with priorities.
7. Assistance in restoring important pages to the index.
8. Recommendations for stable indexing of new materials in the future.
The result will be not just a general audit, but a specific conclusion: why pages are gradually dropping out of the index, what needs to be corrected technically, how to better work with the RU version, and what actions will help restore indexing for both language versions.
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1843 42 1 Hello, Ruslan!
I can help you, I have experience in solving similar issues, but we need to discuss more details.
If you are interested – write to me in private messages, I will do everything to assist you.
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4577 109 0 Hello
I am interested in your project. I would like to discuss all the details of our collaboration in more depth.
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835 7 0 1 Good day, Ruslan.
I am ready to conduct a website audit and implement SEO optimization.
I suggest we discuss the project details.
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Work plan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WWOh2HuVky8oUmAUZuP1Z8v5H7AJSdbTpY-QaQ98DsA/edit
SEO checklist
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-JmY9VYA9ouSRHnO5uDc0L83B6JsTUO9/edit?gid=671511779#gid=671511779
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1152 22 0 Ready to analyze your website, identify the cause of the problem, and fix it if necessary.
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2899 51 0 1 noindex = reduction of pages in the index
Are your Ukrainian language pages disappearing?
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551 1 0 Good day, Ruslan.
I have reviewed the task.
I have experience in media auditing.
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I am indicating the cost and terms here for the first option, as the system requires a specific value.
Individual entrepreneur, group 3, SEO experience since 2010.
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Так у вас в роботс і стоїть noindex на ру
Проблеми з плагіном -
Вітаю.
noindex не думали зняти?
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RU навмисно поставили у noindex, щоб виключити можливу проблеми дублювання контенту UA/RU. Але проблема з падінням почалася ще задовго до цього.
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Круте ріщення ))
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