Post by DemirDe1 in My game is indexed but still not showing up in search results

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This isn't about ranking. I think you misunderstood me

There is not a single thing about my situation in this page. My game is already in the Popular section of its tags, has 200+ views, 60 downloads, and is marked as Indexed — yet it still does not appear in search at all, even when I type the exact title.

Other brand-new games with far less traffic show up instantly.

This looks like a search index bug, not a visibility issue. Please check the index on your end.

Again i am NOT saying anything about popularity

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No Time To Play12 days ago (1 edit)

...I can't "check the index on my end" since I have no access to the database or the site code. And the people who do are unlikely to see your post here, like the rules of this category point out. But again, it's more likely that your game simply doesn't make it very high into the search results yet.

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DemirDe112 days ago

Okay, so you are saying that for a game to appear in search results, it needs to get popular. However, the FAQ about indexing clearly states that “not being in the search list” is related to the indexing process, which my game already has.

Furthermore, I have another game that appeared in search results with only 30 views and 2 downloads. My current game has 200+ views and 60 downloads, yet it does not appear in search at all, even when I type the exact title.

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No Time To Play12 days ago

Actually I'm not sure what gets a game to the top of search results, as opposed to the "popular" tab. But all these things are probably connected. It's just not so simple, so what works for another game might not work for yours.

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DemirDe112 days ago

ok, thank you for your time

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redonihunter11 days ago

Being indexed is not an unchangeable status. Every update, especially change in payments, can temporarily delist a project. And games can also be delisted temporarily without updates. Some even get quarantined.

If you activated payment for the first time, that is a likely explanation.

Read that part of the sticky faq again:

"Why did my game disappear from the site? It was visible before."

When you make certain changes to a game page, it gets flagged automatically so that someone from the staff takes a look again. Exactly what changes count is a secret so people don't try to cheat the system. You probably did nothing wrong. Please wait.

And to be clear: none of your games are indexed at the moment and none of them are quarantined. Searching by username does work! Also, if you are underage, read that part of the tos, please. https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms#2-users-and-publishers

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DemirDe111 days ago

no, my game is indexed i got an e mail from itch io saying my game is indexed. (That is why i created the topic)And i’m telling again, it was at the front page a few days ago. And it still is. You just need to scroll more. Some youtubers even played it. And 300 views and 80 downloads is too much for a game to be non-indexed.

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DemirDe111 days ago

So please stop repeating basic FAQ lines that don’t apply here.

The issue is very simple:

An indexed game should appear when you search its exact title. Mine doesn’t.

AND THE GAME IS %100 indexed

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redonihunter11 days ago (1 edit)

You are correct, the game is indexed.

If you seek explanations, maybe this explains it.

Some indexing operations may hapen asynchronously, so it may take some time for your project to appear on the search pages as our backend processes the page.

Plus there are a lot of ddos attacks lately, disrupting Itch services. In any case, https://itch.io/search?type=games&q=demirde1 will find your games, if the search catalogue is up to date.

https://itch.io/games/tag-3d/tag-horror/tag-no-ai/tag-psx/tag-psychological-horr...

Your reasoning with the views and downloads why the game is indexed lead me in the wrong direction ;-) If you see your game on the browse pages, it's indexed. That's what indexed means. And if you can scroll more to see the game, that's a strong hint.

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DemirDe110 days ago(+1)

Ok, thank you for your time :)

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