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Google To Stop Supporting Public URL Submissions To Its Search Index (searchengineland.com)

Google announced this week that it is discontinuing the public method of submitting URLs to its search index. The "addurl" page, which is still listed in this help document, now redirects to the Google Search Console login page. From a report: Google Webmasters said, "We've had to drop the public submission feature." The company did not say why it was necessary to drop it. Maybe it has to do with spam issues or abuse. Google added, "... but we continue to welcome your submissions using the usual tool in Search Console and through sitemaps directly." The last time Google updated the submit content tool was back in 2012, when it moved it to the classic Google Webmaster Tools URL. Google says webmasters should submit content only through Search Console's Fetch as Google tool or via sitemaps.

32 comments

  1. Trump to hang for treason. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    Trump to hang for treason.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-evidence-doesnt-prove-collusion-but-it-sure-suggests-it/2018/07/25/1c3ebba0-902e-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html

    1. Re: Trump to hang for treason. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      Fry worms, but show me... one thing YOU'VE done better!

      Nerds are what they are... nothing! Ever wonder WHY you're nerds?

      Because anyone with ANY intelligence can FLOOR you... on your OWN ballcourt!

      Show me... what YOU'VE DONE better... any of you, you fucking loser ass worms!

      Too easy.. you CAN'T!

      Not a one of your sorry asses... I almost would feel sorry for you, but I can't... never could stomach weasels!

      You're TOO STUPID to compete, hence why you eat your pride and swallow other folks SHIT EVERYDAY... lol, no shit!

      APK

      P.S.=> To quote the film "Platoon" from Sargeant Barnes? I spit on you... apk

  2. Seriously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    How's it gonna help to be able to only add 127.0.0.1?
    Really Gaagle?

    CAP === 'prints'

  3. Simple change by darkain · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google is simply changing from Webmaster Tools to Search Console. One product is replacing the other, and they've been in this slow transition for about a year now. There is no reason for sensationalist news, its just a new name and new UI for the exact same feature set.

    1. Re:Simple change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      Trump to hang for treason.

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-evidence-doesnt-prove-collusion-but-it-sure-suggests-it/2018/07/25/1c3ebba0-902e-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html !

    2. Re:Simple change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You need to log in now to submit URLs. The discontinued feature allowed "public" submissions, without logging in.

    3. Re:Simple change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      u kno how when a boy always talks about another boy he actually likes him
      ur ghey for trump

    4. Re:Simple change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And I think that's the underlying reason. Google cannot stand it that it doesn't know the online identity of the webmaster of every site on earth.

  4. Petition to keep the feature to submit public urls by DickBreath · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Dear Google, you could continue to offer the public URL submission page. Just because it is there doesn't mean it has to work or actually do anything. It just needs to appear as if it accepted the submission. Statistical analysis could identify patterns that identify spammers.

    --

    I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
  5. No surprise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    Add it to the pile of things Google has discontinued on a whim

    1. Re:No surprise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      no surprise either that google only wants you to find sites and pages that they want you to.

      where's the unedited, complete index of everything? and not the one curated and weighted by google 'policy' and without bogus takedown requests....

  6. Re: Petition to keep the feature to submit public by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    Man with no head,& no brain?

    put the code out there, get a rating you ball-less bullshitter!

    lol, let's see the ratings your code excerpt off a CD can get... lol!

    Who the hell do you think you are fooling idiot, with a code paste like that?

    Show me your work, hell... out there against mine... beat my ratings out there!

    You chump... you might fool some of these kids or guys who are into networking only... I am DEMANDING you do better than myself!

    And, again... for the 100th time... I KNOW YOU CAN'T you bullshitter!

    lol... have the balls to do what I did, and not try bullshit me with a code paste... Show me your code in ACTION, not pasted here you idiot!

    Boy... you ARE Stupid! lol, no shit...

    APK

  7. Re: Petition to keep the feature to submit public by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    Too bad there isn't a hosts file that can deal with APK spam.

  8. Re: Petition to keep the feature to submit public by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    LOL,

    I am getting to you, aren't I? lol...

    LOL, hey... did YOU write this Dameware package?

    NO...

    What a bullshitter... you really are! Show me what YOU have done... but that's right!

    "The Man with no NUTS" (LOL) can't produce one solid shred of evidence of his OWN originality... because his inferior mentality (LOL, no shit, resorting to other's work?) is not capable!

    Dude, you're a joke, I piss on you... shit you not!

    APK

  9. Fake APK posts are fake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Real APK would never say "dude" bro

    1. Re: Fake APK posts are fake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      Miniscule Win32 API, huh?

      MY traceroute of you show YOU running Win32 API based browsers you hypocrite... lol, you are such a MAROON!

      Yea, and I see ENTIRE OS written in SLOW Java... the "Dream Language" lol... maybe when there is 5ghz CPU's dolt! What year will that be... lol!

      That crap's TOO slow and security hole ridden... you best wake up moron!

      The Java OS... lol, yes... Larry Ellison's DREAM of Java... how long have they been b.s.ing about that? 5 years now??

      Yea... lol, tons of results and YET? Win32 and Windows STILL has the world by the nuts... you are SO stupid... beating you again?

      It's "TOO Easy"... lol, no joke! Facts are Facts moron...

      APK

    2. Re:Fake APK posts are fake by drinkypoo · · Score: 0

      "Fake APK posts are fake"

      Prove it. Since APK doesn't log in, you can't. Hilarity ensues. I'm too lazy to troll Slashdot (I spend too much time actually sharing my real opinion) but I've been waiting for a dedicated APK troll to come along for ages. It's the ideal way to keep him busy.

      --
      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  10. Test confirms it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This test confirms it. They DO all look the same! It's not just my unchecked bias, a computer has the same problem telling minorities apart. But of course they will blame something else for this... Truth doesn't matter if it's not PC enough and doesn't virtue signal that "we're all the same! yay!!" even though the top 20% of colored people are still dumber ( IQ ) than half ( 50% ) of the white population. Oh, I forgot, that's because the IQ test is biased against "inner city" kids, but only if they're black.

    1. Re:Test confirms it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      oops commented on wrong article.

  11. Registered /.ers disagree UNIDENTIFIABLE ac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    Your software is just fine - well written, functional... I'm going to continue using the Host File Engine by mmell February 17, 2017

    Your premise that hostfiles are a good way to deal with advertising and malvertising is quite valid - by JazzLad April 20, 2016

    his hosts program is actually pretty good by xenotransplant August 10 2015

    his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources by alexgieg September 25 2015

    I like your host file system by Karmashock September 09 2015

    that APK guy, I use his host file by rogoshen1 Tuesday March 03, 2015

    I personally use a HOSTS file blocker produced from a genius called APK by 110010001000 October 27 2017

    * Best part = Linux 64-bit model's faster/more efficient (2x work & 1/2 the time)

    APK

    P.S.=> For a faster/safer/more reliable internet... apk

  12. Impersonating me? apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    Impersonating me shows you can't dispute my points on a tech level is all - thanks: Now do yourself a favor & GROW UP!

    APK

    P.S.=> I strongly wager your life is a TOTAL MESS if all you have to do is your "idle hands is the devil's workshop" IMPERSONATING ME (or stalking me by UNIDENTIFIABLE anonymous)... apk

    1. Re: Impersonating me? apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yup,

      Sphincter... do a better one! I keep saying it because I KNOW The AMOUNT OF WORK that suite took over 2 years time!

      Again, real simple:

      Any of you guys, if you are SO good (and I come out of your backgrounds as a Network Admin on NT almost solely since 1993) do a better one, real easy right?

      I am waiting... so is the world!

      If you do, I commend you... honestly! Heck another good decent software is not going to harm anyone!

      Question is: CAN YOU DO IT?

      Sphincter? That a STUPID batch file... think I was going to waste time making that "high tech", lol... when all it does is register OLE servers if needed?

      Get real... try real coding sometime... like I said batchboy network god.... lol, outwrite & outrate my work!

      My challenge stands to YOUR ENTIRE FORUM in fact... outwrite me, team up if you all need to... it will take you a long time to even learn the code involved in it all or match anything like it!

      I challenge you big talkers... let's see some action, not words... heck, that's what blowhards do... blow alot of wind!

      APK

      P.S.=> In all seriousness, my challenge to you all stands since you are SO able to cut up my work... write a program of the same size/magnitude & functionality levels that ENTIRE SUITE has... and get a 5-5 star outta ZDNet (think it's easy?) and I will eat it all like shit I would deserve... apk

  13. Re:Petition to keep the feature to submit public u by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    It has done nothing at all for the last year any ways. I submitted a new company website and it was still not indexed 6mo later. I eventually used the search console submission tool and they indexed it after 2wk, but my site still doesn't fucking show up unless you google the domain name itself. I can search the entire company name and I get 20 pages of mostly unrelated crap, along with a handful of spots we show up on previously indexed sites, but it goes to 'sorry nothing left we haven't shown you' before ever displaying my domain.

    Bing, duckduckgo, and every other search engine had the domain as first result within a month, but GOOG is just like fuck off.

  14. Re: Petition to keep the feature to submit public by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nope,

    One program is VB... it needs those!

    Yup, put my work down... at least it works man... AGAIN, for the 1000th time:

    What have YOU done online to outrate my work?

    Funny, I do not see any 5-5 star rated or published in books, magazines repeatedly since 1996 work you have done pal!

    Sheesh... lol!

    APK

  15. APK needs to understand this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Obligatory XKCD that you need to read and understand.

  16. Re:Petition to keep the feature to submit public u by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Share a URL, and we can probably tell you how you fucked up. Google indexes everybody else's sites just fine.

  17. I am APK the LORD of HOSTS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    I am APK the great "LORD of HOSTS", a.k.a. AlecStaar or Alexander Peter Kowalski.

    See subject & APK Hosts File Engine 2.0++ 64-bit for Linux h t t p : / / I . a m . a . f u c k i n g / a s s h o l e . r e t a r d . z i p (remove spaces between characters & download).

    I am the godlike creator of various GUI front-ends for other people's configuration files.

    Calling people ne'er-do-wells or Jealous JOWIEs is how I think I win every argument

    When people state the truth about me I get really mad and accuse them of projecting which is something I do all the time.

    Don't call me out on anything unless you are willing to prove you too can write some strings to a file programmatically

    You must be conspiring with the Jews and Soros if you disagree with me

    Spamming and being a general pain in the ass is what I do

    Listen as I relive my glory days of being a college athlete in the early 80s

    See me lash out at one person for 2 weeks straight and claim everyone who mocks my retarded ass is actually them

    Bask in my greatness as I can do a ping as a non root user.

    I demand your age sex and location so that I can threaten to show up and kick your ass and will call you a pussycake but am actually too scared to actually do anything but be a keyboard warrior.

    Watch as I claim I am world class and a winner but in reality I am a fucking loser.

    Witness my descent into madness

    APK

  18. Fiefdoms and Internet Clubs for *Everyone! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Fiefdoms and Internet Clubs for *Everyone!

    "Sorry sir, you must have a reservation to have a seat here. We're at capacity."

  19. STOP PLAYING WITH SEO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Google Please Stop Playing With Seo.

  20. Why. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    People keep submitting conservative sites that google wants to censor without getting caught censoring things.

  21. Directive: Downplay. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Directive: Downplay.

  22. Best way to be noticed by Google is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    To pay for Google ads, and host them on your site.