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Collapse in Google traffic
Posted by on September 1, 2025 at 2:50 pmTraffic to my website from Google has collapsed from one day to the next >90%.
At one point I had >20k indexed pages. That dropped to 13k. Now I'm obviosuly at the bottom of the rubbish pile in rankings so those 13k don't seem to count for much.
What do people do when their traffic collapses like this? Is fixing this just a matter of trial and error? Will it come back as quickly as I lost it if I sit tight and hope for the best?
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As far as recovery, it really depends on what the issue was that caused you to lose traffic.
How did you create those 20,000 pages? What kind of a site is it?
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Without any info, it could be a combination of almost infinite factors. It’s completely impossible to tell (well, there’s the default answer i this forum, which is usually wrong, so I won’t give it).
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Sent you a solution pathway
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Happens a lot after core updates bro 😬 usually tied to content quality, thin pages, or crawl/index issues. Don’t just sit tight check GSC for indexing errors, prune low-value pages, improve E-E-A-T signals, and keep publishing solid content.
Recovery’s possible but rarely instant.
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I too am facing this issue. Traffic dropped from 2.5k/day to 200/day. Why is this happening?
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First check GSC for manual actions or crawl errors. Then look at tools like Semrush or Babylovegrowth for content and backlink issues.
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