My WordPress was hacked, I purged it but on Google Search I still see the stored hacked pages. How do I solve this?

First step, clean the sitemap.xml file, regenerate a new one (usually WordPress does it automatically) and submit it to Google on your Google Console, in order to have your website re-indicised right away.

You can use the Google Search Console to delete the URLs that were hacked from Google’s index.

Here are the steps on how to do it:

1. Go to the Google Search Console and sign in to your account.
2. Select the property that was hacked.
3. Click on the “Removals” tab.
4. Click on the “Temporary Removals” tab.
5. Click on the “New Request” button.
6. Enter the URL that you want to remove from Google’s index.
7. Select the reason for the removal.
8. Click on the “Submit” button.

Google will review your request and may take up to 180 days to remove the URL from their index.

Here are some additional tips for deleting hacked URLs from Google’s index:

• Make sure that the URL is actually hacked. You can use a tool like Google’s Safe Browsing scanner to check if a URL is malicious.
• Only remove URLs that were actually hacked. If you remove legitimate URLs, you may hurt your website’s search engine ranking.
• Be patient. It may take Google some time to remove the hacked URLs from their index.

If after this you still see the old hacked pages in Google Search Results, proceed as follows.

1. Submit a removal request to Google Search Console.Go to the Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console/about and sign in to your account. Then, select the property that was hacked and click on the Removals tab. Click on the Temporary Removals tab and then click on the New Request button. Enter the URL that you want to remove from Google’s index and select the reason for the removal. Click on the Submit button.
2. Remove the hacked content from your website.Make sure that you have removed all of the hacked content from your website. You can use a tool like Sucuri SiteCheck: https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/ to scan your website for malware and other malicious content.
3. Submit a reconsideration request to Google.If you have removed all of the hacked content from your website, you can submit a reconsideration request to Google. This will ask Google to review your website and see if it is now safe to be indexed. Go to the Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console/about and sign in to your account. Then, select the property that was hacked and click on the Manual Actions tab. Click on the Request a review button and follow the instructions.

It may take some time for Google to review your request and remove the hacked URLs from their index. However, by following these steps, you can help to ensure that your website is no longer affected by the hack.

Here are some additional tips for fixing this issue:

• Make sure that you have a backup of your website. This will help you to restore your website if something goes wrong.
• Be patient. It may take some time for Google to remove the hacked URLs from their index.
• Monitor your website for signs of further hacking. If you see any suspicious activity, take steps to secure your website immediately.

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