I've had a problem since the core update in March.

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We launched a new WordPress blog in mid-March.

Postings were published every two to three days, and 100% of them were handmade.
After the website was indexed, SERP confirmed that my website was exposed on pages 1 to 3.
Exposure and clicks were increasing slightly, and we were preparing to link high-quality guest posts.

However, there has been a problem since the Google Core update in March.
It still appears to be indexed on site:domainname.com , but it is not visible in my keyword search.
Completely gone. Checking GSC, it suddenly went from 80-100 exposure to 0 exposure.

I don't think my content (article) is low quality. Is it just a new website and I'm in the review stage?
 
It sounds like your site is affected by the GG Core update, which can cause fluctuations in rankings. Since it's a new site, GG may still be evaluating its authority and relevance. Keep working on high-quality content, backlinks, and improving your site's overall E-A-T to recover from this drop.
 
We launched a new WordPress blog in mid-March.

Postings were published every two to three days, and 100% of them were handmade.
After the website was indexed, SERP confirmed that my website was exposed on pages 1 to 3.
Exposure and clicks were increasing slightly, and we were preparing to link high-quality guest posts.

However, there has been a problem since the Google Core update in March.
It still appears to be indexed on site:domainname.com , but it is not visible in my keyword search.
Completely gone. Checking GSC, it suddenly went from 80-100 exposure to 0 exposure.

I don't think my content (article) is low quality. Is it just a new website and I'm in the review stage?
It sounds like your site might be affected by Google's core update. New sites can sometimes experience ranking fluctuations as Google assesses their content quality. It’s important to ensure your content follows SEO best practices, including high-quality, relevant content, proper on-page optimization, and natural backlinks. Keep monitoring GSC for any changes and consider revisiting your SEO strategy. Patience is key, as new websites often take time to stabilize post-update.
 
Wait few more days and check if it comeback, otherwise improve the quality of content, create niche backlink for your page.
 
there are a few reasons that I can think of for why your site tanked, and any, or all of these reasons could be at play...

1) your site is new, so after the initial honeymoon that many fresh sites go through (which can last 1-4 weeks) google have put your site in sort of a limbo state until further notice (you can usually get out of this state by continuing working on your site as normal and waiting for a certain time to pass, usually 3 to 6 months, but can be longer or shorter)

2) your site got affected by the latest google update (which finished completing a week ago), so if you've been affected by this update you need to figure out what the update did, and fix that. Either this, or wait for the next update and hope that google resurrects your site

3) you might be having a 100% informational site and - from what's rumoured - google is starting to shift away from pure info sites (blogs), and they'll start rewarding real business, and ecommerce sites more frequently from now on.

4) you've added....

- too many affiliate links
- affiliate links too soon
- uncloaked affiliate links

And google - in their typical monopolistic and greedy fashion - hates everyone else making money and having power but themselves.

If the affiliate links are the problem, you can try removing them and then re-submit the sitemap to your GSC and see if this brings your site back. It should take a few days after google rechecks the sitemap for your site to return IF this is the problem.

If the problem is another one of the other 3 that I've mentioned, removing the affiliate links won't do anything (although you should still not add affiliate links to your site until you start ranking and get consistent traffic for some weeks). But it's probably the quickest and easiest thing to fix since you have full control over it and the results should be seen fast (within days)
 
We continue to look for the cause, but it seems that it will take a lot of time to find the answer.

If it's simply a new website and it's during the honeymoon period, it would be a relief.
 
We continue to look for the cause, but it seems that it will take a lot of time to find the answer.

If it's simply a new website and it's during the honeymoon period, it would be a relief.
just keep building up your site's content, traffic and backlinks and the results will come... one day.... if not from google, then from other search engines (although, google still does have the biggest market share, so I understand your frustrations)....
 
We launched a new WordPress blog in mid-March.

Postings were published every two to three days, and 100% of them were handmade.
After the website was indexed, SERP confirmed that my website was exposed on pages 1 to 3.
Exposure and clicks were increasing slightly, and we were preparing to link high-quality guest posts.

However, there has been a problem since the Google Core update in March.
It still appears to be indexed on site:domainname.com , but it is not visible in my keyword search.
Completely gone. Checking GSC, it suddenly went from 80-100 exposure to 0 exposure.

I don't think my content (article) is low quality. Is it just a new website and I'm in the review stage?

Core update likely caused your ranking dip. Since your content is solid, it’s probably a temporary phase. Check google search console for issues, review backlinks, and give it some time for rankings to stabilize.
 
Review your content for quality and relevance, as the Core update may favor more authoritative sources.
 
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