Ranks dropping (for the 2nd time)

#62238
  • Resolved Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Hello,
    I installed RankMath the first time and I hit no1 on many of my keywords after thoroughly reading the documentation. After 2 weeks or so, my rankings dropped heavily. All keywords went on 2nd page and beyond. Some even disappeared. I switched to Yoast after and I partially recovered my rankings.
    So I decided to give RankMath another go. Same happened again. I got some keywords in no1 while others started to enter page 1 and moving up. Then after 1-2 weeks, rankings dropped. And they keep dropping rapidly. I don’t get it. This can’t be a 2 times coincidence.
    The setup is I believe correct. I kindly request for support in order to find out why is this happening.

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  • Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    Could you share some of the URLs where you saw that ranking drop? So we can check it further.

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

    Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

    Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    I didn’t find any issue in the source code of the pages you sent me so it could be just a temporal drop but if you want, we could take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.
    Sensitive Data Section

    It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

    You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

    We really look forward to helping you.

    Anonymous
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

    Todd
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    1. Schema or Breadcrumbs do not cause a massive drop in rankings. Maybe 2-5% at best and even then you have to mess the Schema and breadcrumbs settings pretty bad.

    2. Redirects or a 404 will cause a drop but I see neither happening on your website.

    3. It could be hard to know what exactly caused a drop in your rankings. It could be a setting you changed, a Google core update that was released, or just that your target keywords aren’t getting searched as much.

    You can read more about it here: https://moz.com/blog/diagnosing-traffic-drops-during-a-crisis

    Hope that helps.

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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