SEO case study 04 · Purple Exhibits
Recovering search visibility after a hack.
A cleanup-first recovery engagement after a hack introduced spam pages and links: injected content removed, URLs and links reviewed, crawl and indexation checked.
At a glance
Cleanup first
a recovery engagement, not a fresh launch
Remove injected content
Clean spam pages and compromised URL structures.
Review indexation
Check crawl access and remaining unwanted content.
Monitor recovery
Track keyword coverage before expanding activity.
Overview
Challenge, strategy and work delivered
The challenge
The case study describes a September hack that introduced spam pages and links, followed by reduced search visibility.
Our approach
Start with cleanup rather than expansion: remove injected content, review URLs and links, and check crawl and indexation.
What we delivered
Removed hacker-injected pages, cleaned site structure, reviewed problematic links, and carried out technical and content recovery work.
Results
What the reports show
934 ranking keywords in this snapshot.
Note: No matched pre-hack baseline or confirmed lead totals supplied.
Note: November onboarding followed the reported hack; years are unspecified.
Supporting evidence
Original report screenshots
Screenshots are reproduced from the reports supplied for this case study, with their original source, device and date context.
Organic rankings: purpleexhibits.com
Source: supplied ranking report | US desktop | Snapshot: 15 Sep 2026
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