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My published asset packs are public but not appearing in Browse/Search

A topic by Kibyra created 36 days ago Views: 276 Replies: 5

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Hi everyone,

I recently published a few game asset packs on itch.io, but they do not seem to appear in Browse, Search, or related tag pages.

I have already checked the project settings and confirmed that:

The pages are set to Public
They are not marked as “Unlisted in search & browse”
They are not drafts or restricted
The pages are accessible through direct links
They also appear on my profile page
I added tags, genre/category, description, and cover images

The assets can be opened normally by other users, but they still do not show up in browse/search results or tag pages.

I already contacted support but have not received a response yet, so I wanted to ask here in case anyone knows what might be causing this or if an admin/moderator can check it.

Is there anything else I need to do for my asset packs to be indexed properly?

Thanks in advance.

Example project links:

Free Magic Potions Pixel Art Pack

Free Book Icons Pixel Art Pack

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hechelion36 days ago(+2)

https://itch.io/t/4120453/unofficial-search-and-indexing-faq

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MutterPixel Studio19 days ago (1 edit)

I seem to be having the same issue right now.

My new uploads are public and accessible by direct link, but they’re not appearing in search results or in the New listings.

My storefront is still live and older products are still accessible, but new uploads don’t seem to be indexing properly.

Did this ever get resolved for you, and if so how long did it take?

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leafoAdmin18 days ago

Thanks for reaching out. I noticed that you’re a brand new account that has already created over 10 project pages full of AI generated assets.

Keep in mind that we may delay or deny indexing if we feel like mass-produced generative content is being uploaded.

https://itch.io/docs/creators/quality-guidelines#avoid-uploading-excessive-amounts-of-automatically-generated-or-ai-generated-content

Thanks

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Kibyra18 days ago

Hi leafo,

Thanks for checking and explaining.

I understand the concern. I marked the projects as AI-generated/support-assisted because I wanted to be transparent about my workflow, but my packs are not just mass-produced AI uploads.

I spend a lot of time manually editing, cleaning, organizing, polishing, and preparing each asset pack, including the previews, screenshots, descriptions, and file structure.

The indexing issue seems to be resolved now, since my projects were indexed about a week ago and everything looks fine at the moment. I just wanted to clarify this because I care about following itch.io’s quality guidelines properly.

If there is anything I should improve or change in my upload process, I’d be happy to do so.

Thanks again.

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Metonka18 days ago (1 edit)

Hi Leafo and sorry to bother you and i don't mean to hijake other's topics, but I'm desperately seek for any help. I've been ignored anywhere else.

My game has not been indexed for over a month and I'm being ignored by support. The page gets around 400 visits per day and already has 80+ ratings, so it is clearly active, yet it still does not appear in search.

I do not know whether my ticket was simply buried under many similar emails, or whether I need to do something on my side, such as adding more content. Could you please take a look when you have a moment?

I posted in more detailed way here: https://itch.io/t/6255028/game-not-available-via-search#post-15943860

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