Early this morning, Twitter was flooded with complaints about Google Search Console missing the usual “average position” section.
Indeed, logging into Google Search Console reveals a very unfamiliar sight: the average position section was entirely gone.
John Mueller confirmed to us at iloveseo.com that it is, indeed, a bug:
It's a bug – and hopefully it'll move on to a green field that's not connected to the internet soon.
— 🦙 johnmu.xml (personal) 🦙 (@JohnMu) April 28, 2022
Indeed, more and more people began commenting that they were missing the average position metric:
oops, I don't think that was meant to go away. I'll check.
— 🦙 johnmu.xml (personal) 🦙 (@JohnMu) April 28, 2022
Avg position gone from google search console …
Cc: @MusingPraveen @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/WRNOiGcFAY
— aakash singh (@aakashsingh5) April 28, 2022
Google has just "removed" the Average Position metric from Google Search Console with no prior warning. So…. If you're looking for it, you're not alone. Only available when you compare. Is there any new update @googlesearchc @JohnMu @searchliaison #google #MarketingDigital pic.twitter.com/m2WdTL6XOD
— Arjun Joshi (@Arjun_Joshi_SEO) April 28, 2022
Where's AVG Position gone!! really useful to see that information in Google Search Console! @googlesearchc pic.twitter.com/W9Z09wpdKo
— Andy Morley (@Andy_Morley) April 28, 2022
Hmmmm
Has anyone noticed the average position has been removed from Google Search Console
Or is mine just messed up?
It's literally the most useful thing about it 🤨
— Seo Blogger (@BloggingChad) April 28, 2022
Did I miss an update on #Google #Search Console? Anybody else or just my accounts?#seo #gsc #isitme pic.twitter.com/E6SB6zwUZv
— Martin Neuteboom (@MartinNeuteboom) April 28, 2022
Hi @JohnMu & @rustybrick
I noticed the "avg position" section not showing on the "Google search console" (India).
Did you notice something related? Is this new testing or any kind of issue by Google?
attached SS (with hidden numbers)#seo #searchConsole #avgPosition pic.twitter.com/TaFk88caiE— sarvesh (@sabbubhatt) April 28, 2022
What’s The Current Status?
As of now, most average search positions in Google Search Console should be restored.
Indeed, our own is fully restored.
So far, it looks like this was just a temporary glitch.
