I’m not sure if this problem has been around a while, but it is one that I have just picked up on this week. Google is failing to show some pages when the exact URL is entered, even if that page is in the index.

An example;

A search for http://www.demonplates.com/plates/ford-number-plates.php in Google gives

“Your search -

http://www.demonplates.com/plates/ford-number-plates.php - did not match any documents.”

However, a quick check of Google’s index of www.demonplates.com shows the page in question.

Also, a search for “ford number plates” in Google shows the page on the front page (.co.uk and .com).

I used to use this method as a quick way of checking if new pages had been indexed, but if this keeps up I think I’ll sacrifice a little more time and use the site:[url] feature from now on - it certainly seems more reliable.

Has anyone else noticed this happening more?