Google Search Console Validate Fix Now Back

Aug 15, 2022 - 8:09 am 3 by

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Google has reenabled the validate fix feature in Google Search Console just now. It was not there a couple of hours ago and has been not working since the beginning of this month but now it is back.

Here is a screenshot of Google no longer showing the notice that it does not work and you can see the active "validate fix" button:

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Here is what it looked like for most of this month:

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So this probably means that the new classifications are live in Search Console.

Yes, I see the new classifications with a new "tour" button to get you to learn about these changes, Brodie also tweeted about it:

Here is a screenshot I took:

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Forum discussion at Twitter.

Update: A few hours later, Google has confirmed this on Twitter:

Also, note this please:

I also posted more details on the source and new filter options with this reporting update.

 

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