As soon as once more, Google’s John Mueller mentioned the final batch of websites nonetheless being listed utilizing desktop indexing goes to be moved over to mobile-first indexing “quickly.” John mentioned this on Twitter this morning, saying “The final batches of websites are afaik coming quickly.”
Right here is that tweet:
I would not fear about it except your web site actually has critical points on cellular. The final batches of websites are afaik coming quickly.
— John Mueller is generally not right here 🐀 (@JohnMu) November 22, 2022
He mentioned this earlier than, saying that the final batch could be in July 2022 however then in August mentioned they weren’t performed. As a reminder, Google began its mobile-first indexing initiative over 6 years in the past, in November 2016. However we nonetheless have websites which are being migrated over from Google desktop-first indexing to mobile-first indexing on the finish of 2022.
Sure, final November, Google eliminated any deadline that they had for the obligatory mobile-first indexing swap over. As a reminder in Could 2021 we reported that cellular first indexing swap was not performed but after which in March we reported that Google was going emigrate over the final batch of websites to cellular first indexing quickly. This was after transferring the mobile-first indexing deadline from September 2020 to March 2021. Effectively, Google remains to be not performed transferring some websites to mobile-first indexing, whilst we method the top of 2022.
John did add later that there’s not a lot desktop indexing occurring right now…
It could possibly occur, it does not actually change something although. (It’s extra of a uncommon case as a result of there’s not a lot nonetheless on desktop indexing.)
— John Mueller is generally not right here 🐀 (@JohnMu) November 22, 2022
Perhaps it is going to be performed by Christmas? I imply, I’m not certain if there’s any particular rush at this level.
Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.
