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title: "Why does Google Webmaster Tools show a complete stoppage of indexing after \"update\"?"  
description: "Why does Google Webmaster Tools show a complete stoppage of indexing after \"update\"?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-02-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95448/why-does-google-webmaster-tools-show-a-complete-stoppage-of-indexing-after-update  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["google webmaster tools", "update", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why does Google Webmaster Tools show a complete stoppage of indexing after "update"?

Why does [Google Webmaster](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95440/why-is-google-webmaster-queries-results-not-showing-in-google-analytics) [Tools](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312253/essential-work-from-home-tools) show a complete stoppage of [indexing](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303693/how-search-engines-work-crawling-indexing-and-ranking) after '[update](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156355/what-is-google-pigeon-update)'?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The **lack of a domain name** is the first reason [**Google**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95428/how-do-i-fix-the-clickable-elements-too-close-together-error-from-the-google-webmaster-tool) will not index your site. This could be because you're using the wrong URL for the content or because WordPress isn't set up correctly.
- Since Google adopted Mobile-First indexing, having a mobile-friendly website is essential for getting your site indexed.
- You'll lose rankings and visitors no matter how good your website's content is if it isn't optimised for viewing on a smartphone or tablet.
- If you use a complex coding language, Google will not index your site. It makes no difference what language is used - it could be old or new, like JavaScript – as long as the settings are incorrect and cause crawling and indexing problems.
- Slow-loading websites are less likely to be included in Google's index's top results. It could be due to a variety of circumstances if your site takes a long time to load.
- It's also possible that you have too much content on the page for the user's browser to handle, or that you're utilising an old server with restricted resources.

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**Read More: [Why are webmaster search queries results not showing in search analytics?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95439/why-are-webmaster-search-queries-results-not-showing-in-search-analytics)**


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