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Why Don't My Sitelinks on Google.com Match My Webmaster Tools Sitelinks?

A question I hear a lot is why don’t the Sitelinks I see in a Google search result, match what I see when I login to Google Webmaster Tools?

For example, here are the Sitelinks I see for a search at Google.com for search engine roundtable:

Google Sitelinks

Then, when I login to Google Webmaster Tools and click on “Links” then “Sitelinks,” I see a slightly different set of Sitelinks:

Google Sitelinks

Why are they different? Those were one of the few popular picks questions asked to Google, which received a response via a Google Groups thread. Googler, Maile Ohye said:

This is similar to how Google shows your snippet in the search results and even the title in the search results. So showing a dynamic Sitelink set, based on a query, does make the most sense.

Some other useful Sitelink Q&A:

Sitelinks are displayed based on 1) a relevant structure for your site conducive to sitelinks, and 2) that sitelinks will be helpful for the user’s query.New Sitelinks are not immediately available after you block an old Sitelink.Every time you visit the Sitelinks page in Webmaster Tools, whether or not you modify your Sitelinks settings, the blocked sitelinks will renew their blocked time for an additional 90 days.Your site must have at least 3 unblocked sitelinks in order for your sitelinks to appear in search results.

Forum discussion at Google Groups.

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