Resolved My Story not appearing on the search

[engelkuchkuch]

I'm new here and not custom how things work around here.

So I published a story: The Rebel on 30 June 2025. But doesn't appear on the search engine.

The Rebel [Completed]

Doni is a spoiled rich kid and rebellious. After knocking up two maids and getting kicked out of his house—threatened to be removed from the family will—he ends up in Rainbow House Dormitory, a rehab facility full of addicts, prostitutes and outcasts. The place should teach him about...

www.scribblehub.com

From asking in the forum, the moderation should take 48 hours, could be more although rare.
And I was told to create a thread to report about it if the problem still persist.

I don't receive any rejection nor receive acceptance notification.

Since it's already around 6 days, maybe anyone could inform me what could be happening?

Is it still under moderation?

 

[Dec]

@Tony, please look at it.

 

[engelkuchkuch]

Still nothing change.

 

[Dec]

You should write directly to him then

 

[DefiantMind]

Still nothing change.

I published mine on July 10th. It's not showing in genres or searchable. I tried all of this. I think @Tony ran away which is understandable.

 

[FieryLou]

I published mine on July 10th. It's not showing in genres or searchable. I tried all of this. I think @Tony ran away which is understandable.

Dare to slander Tony? Courting death!

 

[DefiantMind]

Dare to slander Tony? Courting death!

Have you ever been slandered before? My words were nowhere close to slander. lol Seriously though, Tony is crazy busy so it's nbd.

 

[RealityCheckStories]

I'm new here so maybe I'm missing something? I was told it can take up to 48 hours for a story to be approved but it's been three days at this point. My story still doesn't show up in the search.

I've looked around for some common problems and I don't think i've fallen foul of them. I have no apostrophe in the title. It's not completely filled with sex. It's not a translationl. It's an original work. The image cover is sexy but well within the rules as far as I can tell. It's less revealing then a ton of the other pictures I've seen.

So I'm not sure whats up. Is it just taking longer? Or is there a problem. There is no message in my inbox or on my profile so I'm in the dark a little. If there is an issue, obviously I'll fix it, but I don't know what the issue is.

Should I message the guy who runs this or just wait longer?

Thanks for any help. It's appreciated.

 

[moobie]

The search isn't working well on the site like, not all series are showing up on search

 

[RealityCheckStories]

Well if that is the case, so be it. It's just not a great feeling being left in the dark.

Is my series published? Can people see it? If not, what's wrong with it? What do I need to change?

I've just discovered this site and it is very impressive in a lot of ways but this lack of....feedback I guess has me really puzzled. Even if it isn't showing up on the search, why can't I find it when I go look in the categories? I get the feeling the small amount of views It has is purely from people seeing it through the forum.

 

[Senx1l]

Well if that is the case, so be it. It's just not a great feeling being left in the dark.

Is my series published? Can people see it? If not, what's wrong with it? What do I need to change?

I've just discovered this site and it is very impressive in a lot of ways but this lack of....feedback I guess has me really puzzled. Even if it isn't showing up on the search, why can't I find it when I go look in the categories?

I think your best bet is to message Tony personally about this. He’s the only admin I believe who can fix it.

 

[Dec]

Even if it isn't showing up on the search, why can't I find it when I go look in the categories?

If it doesn't show on search, it is either not accepted or blocked. If it was not approved/banned, you would get a message. If you didn't get any message, it is stuck in "limbo". Go message @Tony directly about it, but be patient. He is a busy man, and you will probably have to wait a while.

He’s the only admin I believe who can fix it.

He is the sole admin/owner. No one else can do anything about stories.

 

[RealityCheckStories]

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. I guess i'll message him directly.

Would that fact that he hasn't been "seen" on his profile since July 17th be a clue? Maybe he is on holiday.

 

[atomelectron]

I upload the story and it doesnt show up in latest update too.
Please help.
That is not my book in no 3 ranking.
It is not showing anywhere unless i manually search
Author name: Atomelectron

 

[Corty]

Once again. Those are translations. They are prohibited content.

 

[tiaf]

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. I guess i'll message him directly.

Would that fact that he hasn't been "seen" on his profile since July 17th be a clue? Maybe he is on holiday.

Use the e-mail in Contact Us at the bottom of the main page. Tony doesn't check dms as far as I know.

 

[Dec]

Tony doesn't check dms as far as I know.

He does. Can confirm from my own experience.
(It took a few days tho)

 

[SamuelSpirits]

To be clear, what's the right way to "dm" Tony on this site? I went to his profile and hit "start conversation" over two weeks ago but haven't heard anything since. I saw some people post directly on his profile but I wasn't sure what the etiquette is around that.

 

[Dec]

I went to his profile and hit "start conversation"

Exactly this.
But like I said...

(It took a few days tho)

Just be patient. Maybe send a follow-up question, if he was active after you sent the message but didn't respond.

 

[tiaf]

He does. Can confirm from my own experience.
(It took a few days tho)

It’s a gamble

Still advocate to contact the email as one of his friends/veteran from Novelupdates said so.