Ungrouping sites
Sites that were previously grouped together can be separated if:
- There are no redirects from one site to another.
- One of the sites isn't accessible to the robot.
As a rule, ungrouping occurs within a few weeks after the Yandex robot visited the sites. You can speed up separation:
- Go to Yandex Webmaster and select the site recognized as a secondary mirror.
- In the Indexing section, select Separating mirrors and click Apply.
When the sites are separated, they will appear in Yandex Webmaster independently of each other.
If your request for site separation isn't accepted, it means that at least one of the site versions has a redirect set up. Check all the versions of the site: example.com, www.example.com, http://example.com, https://example.com, http://www.example.com, and https://www.example.com.
To have Yandex Webmaster notify you about the separation of mirrors, set up notifications (Updating the main site address) for the main site address and its secondary mirrors.
A notification about separation may also arrive if the bot’s database has no information about the site’s secondary mirrors. A secondary mirror isn't included in the search results, so the information about it is deleted from the robot's database over time. This does not affect the status of the site’s main address in search results.
How do I check that the robot database doesn't contain information about the site
In Yandex Webmaster, go to the Indexing → Crawl statistics page and check if it contains data. If there is no information in the database, Yandex Webmaster displays zero values or a message saying “Data will appear soon”.
How to regroup sites
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Reason for separation |
Recommendation |
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No redirect from one site to another is set up or it doesn't work |
If both sites respond with the 200 OK HTTP code, they can participate in search results independently of each other. To group sites, set up a redirects from the site that shouldn't be included in the search results to the needed one and use the Moving a site tool. |
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One of the sites is not accessible to the robot. |
If a site is unavailable, it will be separated and excluded from the search results. Check the site's availability and set up a redirect if necessary. |
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The bot’s database has no data on the secondary mirror |
In this case, there is no need to regroup the sites. You can submit a site move request, but Yandex does not guarantee that the sites will be grouped. |
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