A Reddit post this month reported the Search Console Page indexing report had not been updated since Oct. 16. The person later stated that other properties, including established sites, were experiencing issues as well.

John Mueller responded from Google stating it didn’t make sense for Google to comment on the refresh date of every single report all the time. In addition, Mueller suggested that “this is why we put dates in there.” Mueller then explained that indexing changes will appear in the Performance report first. He further went on to say Google prioritizes faster updates in areas they believe will be most beneficial. Roger Montti wrote up the exchange on Oct. 27.

An old date on that report tells you how current the report is. On its own, it doesn’t tell you whether Google indexed or dropped any pages.…