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Earlier, we reported that author stats in Webmaster Tools have gone MIA. Its missing because of a bug.

A Google spokesperson tells WebProNews, Weve currently disabled the experimental Author stats feature in Webmaster Tools Labs as we work to fix a bug in the way stats are attributed.

There were some complaints about the features disappearance in the comments section of a Google blog post discussing rich snippets updates. One reader wrote:

I went to check my Author Stats, under the Labs tab in Google Webmaster Tools. GONE!

Anyone else?

In the past, they only gave me credit for about 50% of the pages that I have fixed up with Google-required special authorship tags, according to their specifications.

At the bottom of the Labs page, their disclaimer prevails

Webmaster Tools Labs is a testing ground for experimental features that arent quite ready for primetime (sic). They may change, break or DISAPPEAR AT ANY TIME.

Nothing about the probably of return, however. (sic)

The timing of this was rather coincidental for me, as I just wrote a long piece about the benefits of authorship (for both users and Google), and talked about the feature.

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Google Author Stats In Webmaster Tools Disabled Due To Bug