Fixing Errors in Google Search Console
Fixing Errors in Google Search Console
Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag:
- Ensure that each page on your website has a unique URL.
- Implement the canonical tag on each page to indicate the preferred version of the page. The canonical tag should point to the canonical URL of the page.
- Double-check that the canonical URLs are set correctly and not pointing to incorrect or alternate versions of the page.
- Submit an updated sitemap to Google Search Console to help Google understand the structure of your website.
Duplicate Pages without User-Selected Canonicals:
- Identify the duplicate pages on your website.
- Decide on a preferred version of the page.
- Implement the canonical tag on the duplicate pages, pointing to the preferred version.
- Ensure that the preferred version of the page has a self-referencing canonical tag.
- Use 301 redirects to redirect users and search engines from the duplicate pages to the preferred version.
Pages with Redirects:
- Review the pages that have redirects and identify the reason for the redirects.
- If the redirects are necessary, ensure that they are implemented correctly.
- Use 301 redirects for permanent redirects and 302 redirects for temporary redirects.
- Update any outdated or incorrect redirects.
Discovered - Currently Not Indexed and Crawled - Currently Not Indexed:
- Make sure that the pages are accessible to search engines and not blocked by robots.txt, meta tags, or any other restrictions.
- Check for any server errors (e.g., 5xx status codes) that might be preventing Google from indexing the pages.
- Improve the internal linking structure of your website to ensure that the pages are discoverable.
- Submit an updated sitemap to Google Search Console to help Google crawl and index your pages.
Not Found (404) Errors:
- Identify the pages that are returning a 404 error.
- Determine if the pages should exist or if they are no longer needed.
- If the pages should exist, fix any broken links or incorrect URLs that are causing the 404 errors.
- Use 301 redirects to redirect users and search engines from old URLs to relevant and existing pages on your website.
- Monitor and regularly check for new 404 errors to address them promptly.
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