Google changing indexed pages

[kingfisher]

My site is about 4+ months old. After the initial indexing, last 2+ months google constantly changing my indexed pages. It went up as high as 600,000 page to as low as 24,000 in recent past.

After noticing first, I have been checking it last 2 months (using site:www.website.com). Even I check 6/7 times a day and I get very different number in every time (differences are big, in 100,000s).

Is it normal? Something I should be aware of?


By the way my site is data driven, mySQL and PHP with no mod_rewrite. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[nevada]

You are probably seeing the results on a different datacenter everytime you check. That could be reason. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[tremor]

I see the same thing -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[kingfisher]

But I am checking form a single computer using google search (site:website.com) and google sitemap.
Should not I get data from single datacenter everytime? -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[lance]

Originally Posted by kingfisher

But I am checking form a single computer using google search (site:website.com) and google sitemap.
Should not I get data from single datacenter everytime?

Think of it as a simple round robin DNS (Though it's more complex, MUCH more) Each time you hit google.com you get thrown to a different datacenter.

I'd be worried about the amount of pages you have versus the creation of your site...If it was open 5 months, that's over 100k pages a month? Err..

Things do change daily, but sometimes the different data centers don't change the data to have it constant thro -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[vibrant]

Google is changing my number of indexded pages as well. Two days ago, it was 150~, now it is 1,400. Went back down to 150, then up to 1,300.

What gives.... -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[wilkinson]

Hi

If you use Firefox try this extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/590/

It will display the IP address(s) of the DCs that are displaying your results. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[pumice]

you can use the MCDAR tool for datacentre check
or you can check the same on datacentre check for Google on Way2seo.com -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[Addicted!]

Thats strange! Even my friend told me once that his indexed pages are varying everyday. I dont have a big site so it doesnt matter to me. But is this happening with everyone or only some websites in particular? -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[moneymaker]

this is something i dont like abt Google

for one site of mine, i was having 40 K pages in one search and 28 K in next moment. i was

and then i checked on mcdar tool for datacentres -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --