{"id":25544,"date":"2024-09-23T07:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/?post_type=glossary&amp;p=25544"},"modified":"2024-09-23T07:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:57:44","slug":"manual-action","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/glossary\/manual-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Manual Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Manual Action?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/glossary\/google-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Penalty<\/a>, a Manual Action is a penalty or punishment by Google when a websites has violated it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/glossary\/google-webmaster-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guidelines<\/a> \u2013 knowingly or unknowingly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike algorithmic penalties, which are automatically triggered by changes in Google\u2019s ranking system, manual actions are only issued if a human reviewer has manually assessed the site.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, What Happens?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the severity of the issue, you might see your website drop in rankings or be removed from Google\u2019s search results altogether. Google will notify you through Google Search Console if you receive a manual action, explaining what the issue is and how to fix it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common reasons for manual actions include:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unnatural backlinks\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using hidden text to manipulate rankings\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto-Generated Content &amp; Article Spinning\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Check If Your Site Has Manual Actions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, finding manual actions is pretty easy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log into you <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/glossary\/google-search-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>\u201cSecurity &amp; Manual Actions\u201d<\/strong> tab\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>\u201cManual Actions\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manual actions will be displayed here. If there is no manual action, it will show a \u2018No issues detected\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/121736c2-076b-4511-9104-dd545f088f87\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":""},"class_list":["post-25544","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/25544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}