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I have a big problem with keywords. On my WebMastersTools account shows how the main keywords in the words of the dollar, peso, real, etc. .. I am using WP e-Commerce plugin, but nowhere in the text are used words as dollar, pound, etc.. Some time ago I used the currency conversion plugin, but 2 weeks ago I have deleted it. How can I inform the search engines that this is not my main keywords? How can I remove them from my keywords counting? Please, help!

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Most likely cause: Search Console reports either search queries that returned the site or text that Google found in indexed pages. Because used WP e-Commerce and briefly installed a currency-conversion plugin, that plugin may have left behind strings, meta/structured data, widget output, shortcodes, or cached pages that still contain the words "dollar", "peso", "real". Those remnants will continue to show up in Google data until they are removed and Google reindexes the cleaned pages.

Checklist to find and remove the source:

  • Search code and the database for currency words (plugin files, theme templates, wp_options, wp_postmeta, product descriptions, and widget settings).
  • Inspect page source and the Google cached copy to see exactly where Google found the terms.
  • Remove or edit offending entries, delete plugin options/transients, and clear all caches (WP cache, server cache, CDN).
  • If pages should not be indexed, apply a targeted noindex meta (avoid broad rules that block the whole site).
  • After fixes, request reindexing via Search Console (URL Inspection / Request Indexing) and/or use the Removals tool for urgent cache removal. Monitor the Performance report to confirm the terms drop out (indexing can take days to weeks).

Example quick checks:

grep -R --line-number -i "dollar\|peso\|real" /path/to/wordpress
wp db query "SELECT option_name FROM wp_options WHERE option_value LIKE '%peso%';"

Notes: was correct that prompting a re-crawl helps; 's geo-targeting advice affects local targeting but will not remove specific terms left in content.

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You can send request through webmaster or promote your page so that google cache it quickly.

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You can login to your Google Webmaster account and configure your Geo Location. You can also make changes to your metatag to add geo location information.

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