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    • mollykathariner_ms
      mollykathariner_ms last edited by

      Hello!

      I set up a keyword list over a week ago and the majority of the keywords still say "Gathering Metrics." Any advice on how to get this data to populate?

      Thanks!

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        MrOSMANI @KerryDuggan last edited by

        @KerryDuggan Thanks for sharing informative ideas

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        • KerryDuggan
          KerryDuggan Staff @greenmaxiqr last edited by

          @greenmaxiqr Hi, your query is best addressed to our support team. You can reach them at help@moz.com or contact us here: https://moz.com/help/contact
          Have a lovely day,
          Kerry.

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          • greenmaxiqr
            greenmaxiqr last edited by

            "I'm experiencing an issue with my Keyword List being stuck on 'Gathering Metrics' for my application-related site. Has anyone encountered a similar situation with app-focused sites, and if so, what steps did you take to address this? I'm eager to optimize my keyword analysis specifically for applications. Your insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!"

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            • Ghufran.Pervaiz
              Ghufran.Pervaiz @mollykathariner_ms last edited by

              @mollykathariner_ms said in Keyword List stuck on "Gathering Metrics":

              Hello!
              I set up a keyword list over a week ago and the majority of the keywords still say "Gathering Metrics." Any advice on how to get this data to populate?
              Thanks!

              To get keyword metrics for your list to populate, try:

              Using the latest version of the tool
              Removing any irrelevant keywords
              Breaking down your list into smaller lists
              Contacting the tool's support team

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              • Nick12334
                Nick12334 Subscriber last edited by

                This is complete BS: Now 5 from 12 keyword lists are stuck on "gathering metrics". That's almost half of all keywords. It's been a few days now and still nothing.

                This makes the keyword tool unusable. I have to reupload the lists so many times hoping they will populate. Sometimes this helps and one of them shows data but this way I lose time and just end up burning through my keyword allowance for the month.

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                • Nick12334
                  Nick12334 Subscriber last edited by

                  I have this issue too. I've uploaded the keywords three different times hoping that one of the would go through. But no luck so far. It's frustrating since this is eating up my monthly keyword allowance without giving me data.

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                  • meghanpahinui
                    meghanpahinui Staff @mollykathariner_ms last edited by

                    @mollykathariner_ms Hi there! Thank you so much for your post! And so sorry to hear you're having trouble getting that data to populate. Would you please send an email over to help@moz.com with the name of the keyword list? That way our Help Team can take a look and see what's going on.

                    Thank you so much!
                    Meghan

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