Where is my PR Gone?

PR Disappeared from resource pages

[GoldDust]

Hi All,

I have been working on a site, it had a PR5 and was distributed evenly to all main top level pages.

I have just seen a complete and total loss of PR on my resource pages. The main resource page had PR5, the link pages off this had PR3-4.

Now none of them have anything, the only thing I see is that I had not linked to it within my site map.

All other top level pages including index linked to it so what has happened?

[cbpayne]

Is it PR=0 or is the toolbar PR greyed out.

Try this: click on the 'i' for cached snapshot of page - them <back> - is the PR still 0?

[layer8]

PR is 0 (not greyed out).

Cut over to the new directory design about 6 weeks ago, had 301 redirect on old page, last PR update my resource page gooes to PR5 like rest of my top level pages.

Then in the last few days it's gone down to zero just like that. It's bad enough loosing my SERPS for the last month or 2 but this is just too much.

How can I suddenly loose all PR?

All other pages are fine showing correct PR.

[steveb]

Take the 301 off, check the PR of the old page location. Some of the caches being used now are ancient, so your new page might be seen as a duplicate. Six weeks should be long enough but it wouldn't be a shock if Google hasn't correctly figured out your page change yet.

[layer8]

I took 301 off and saw PR 5 on page, readded 301 and now pr come back. Looks like you could be right, do I now just simply wait?

[Web Footed Newbie]

Welcome to WW, GoldDust.

Often, and it has happened to me, look at your site two different ways:

use http:// mysite.com

and

use http:// www.mysite.com

I have a space after the http above that you do not use, just using so I do not post a url.

My PR on the www version is PR3.
My PR on the no www version is PR5.

Hope that helps, this is a very common mistake.
WFN:)

[Marcia]

It can take a couple of months for the change to reflect accurately. I'm familiar with a rather large site it happened to when they changed to different file locations for an entire section.

It can affect other PR on the site in the interim, but it does get straightened out - just not as fast as we'd like. You should hopefully see something after the next PR update gets done if it's been 6 weeks now.

[layer8]

That is great feedback thanks.

I noticed PR was lost on the resource pages again so took the 301 redirect off and to my amazement the old page has now got no pr.

Now I was doing this with another page and this seems to be stable. Also for clarification, is this just effecting toolbar PR, or will the cache problems effect the 'real' PR value?

The other thing that may or may not be an issue is the redirect that works just went to a new page with new design and naming standard. The one that has all the problems is my link directory page. I have not made the usual mistakes but it seems that the reciprocal link pages are being effected whilst the other page seems to be fine.