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Tell me everyone! Where is your keyword ranking after Penguin 5 update? Is ranking goes down or up?

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October 2013's Penguin refresh (commonly called Penguin 2.1 or "Penguin 5") primarily targeted manipulative link patterns and over-optimized anchor text. The mix of reports in this thread — ranking drops noted by and , stability after removing exact-match anchors from , inner pages surfacing instead of the homepage as and observed, and a later recovery reported by — matches the typical Penguin symptom set.

Quick diagnosis checklist:

  • Check Google Webmaster Tools / Search Console for manual-action messages and indexation problems.
  • Export the backlink profile (Search Console plus a third‑party link tool) and inspect anchor-text distribution.
  • Look for a high share of exact‑match anchors, many low‑quality domains, or sudden spikes in links.
  • Verify canonical tags, redirects and internal linking if inner pages are outranking the homepage.
  • Rule out unrelated causes: recent site migrations, accidental noindex/robots issues, or server errors.

Practical recovery workflow:

  1. Assemble a link inventory and log domain, anchor, date first seen and quality signal.
  2. Prioritize removal requests and track outreach attempts in the spreadsheet.
  3. Prepare a disavow file only after documented removal efforts; upload via Search Console with clear notes.
  4. If a manual action exists, submit a focused reconsideration request showing the cleanup evidence.
  5. Diversify future anchor text and pursue natural/branded links through useful content and outreach.
  6. Strengthen on‑page signals for target pages (unique titles, internal links, better content).
  7. Monitor traffic and rankings; expect recovery to take weeks to months depending on link cleanup and Google refreshes.

Notes and cautions: the disavow tool is a last resort and should be used carefully with proper documentation. The varied experiences in this thread illustrate that outcomes depend on each site’s link history and cleanup rigor; systematic link auditing plus steady content and linking improvements gives the best chance of recovery.

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Member Avatar for jobtardisportal

Ya my rankings got down..I dont know why and i had to work more to bring it up again.

Member Avatar for prince sinha

My keywords are not affected. Since Google Released Penguin update, i stopped linking to exact keywords and also removed exact links in old submissions.

Member Avatar for petrarobert002

That grat prince your ranking still has good position but i analyze there are many website goes down in Googleand i unable to find the reason and solution.

Member Avatar for JaisonWork

Yes i got some fluctuations of my targeted keywords search positions after this penguin rolled-out..

Member Avatar for hillsonmachine

Yes my site is down, i am very upset.

Member Avatar for mayaestat

My Keywords affects minor due to penguine 5 update.but i recover all that.

Member Avatar for Lisabraker

I lost my ranking due to penguin update 2.1. My keywords are targeted to homepage but it now shows only inner pages. I don't know why?

Member Avatar for Ravi Rajput

My all site keyword are affected and only inner pages are showing in SERPs. But one fact i see that my SMO account are now up and rest of account who are already in rank have not affected.

Member Avatar for jobtardisportal

Did your site get ranking again or not if it is so what are the procedures do you may followed please share with me to promote mine also.

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