Comment by Kannan on Is it possible to display the path with an Apache index...
Does this answer help - stackoverflow.com/questions/13736936/…
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I hope the error was not soft 404 this time. What error did you get?
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Are those URLs still returning 5xx errors if requested? Can you make them 404?
View ArticleComment by Kannan on Google Search Console Soft 404 for separate mobile and...
I have added more observations to my answer. Please check.
View ArticleComment by Kannan on SEO (speed): SVG vs background-image vs image tag
I think those differences are negligible. But background images don't get indexed (if I remember correctly). I think most sites would want logos indexed as well (handy when someone does a brand name...
View ArticleComment by Kannan on Google test results html is different from view source html
What technology do you use? Do you use a client side rendering one?
View ArticleComment by Kannan on How to stop google from indexing spammed internal search...
Google can index (based on links) despite being blocked by robots. Possible duplicate of webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/117744/…
View ArticleComment by Kannan on How do rule length and use of wildcards determine...
While counting the lengths of the paths, should we include the * (wildcard)? (for example, should the length of /*.htm be 6?)
View ArticleComment by Kannan on Google-selected canonical is my original site rather...
Can you edit the question to show the hreflang tags (and any canonical tags) used on both the versions?
View ArticleComment by Kannan on Advertising third-party site listing on Google Ads
The first thing to check if the third-party listing site allows you to use their website/brand name in ads (in Display URLs). You should have explicit permission to avoid potential legal...
View ArticleComment by Kannan on Google-selected canonical is my original site rather...
Provided the content is different, hreflang should fix it. However, there have been several discussions in Google support forums that sometimes Search Console may display an error but correct language...
View ArticleComment by Kannan on HTML sitemap with noindex, follow: Matt Cutts vs John...
Thanks. Having links contained on the pages seems to be a sensible idea and a better solution for discovery and page rank transfer.
View ArticleComment by Kannan on Will using this CSS solution for Facebook Page Follow...
Sorry, yes, there should be a . in front of fb-page. I am worried the remote possibility that crawlers can think I am wilfully hiding some content. Sorry, I know my worry is far fetched. But just...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for What to do when you have sitemap.xml AND canonical url?
According to sitemaps.org, all the URLs in a sitemap should be from the same host.Also, all URLs in a Sitemap must be from a single host, such aswww.example.com or store.example.com.source:...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Does it make any difference if you host a blog at...
I could find two answers from Google on this question.One is a video by John Mueller - https://youtu.be/uJGDyAN9g-gThe above video highlights the point that subdomain or subdirectory both are fine from...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for [Google Search Console]: What might account for a same...
Core Web Vitals are not always available for all the URLs.Ref: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9205520?hl=enThe report is based on three metrics: LCP, FID, and CLS. If a URL doesnot have a...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Divorcing Subdomains from parent
Context: You have now moved xxx.example.com to a new domain and now are worried about the future sub-domains of the new domain.I just went through Do subdomains help/hurt SEO?I could find a relevant...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for How is it possible to Adsense CPC even below $0.01?
Adsense CPC is proportional to what advertisers are willing to pay per click. Two major factors that determine CPC follow:Niche - Your website topic may not have high-paying advertisers. For example,...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Situation when the same page has different Statuses:...
SEO IssueDo you see any danger from SEO perspective?Yes. Google may not crawl from different locations for every site. Google mostly crawls from the US. Hence, Google may not see other...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Which Google Analytics channel grouping would you use...
You can group the visits under any Channel that will be easier for you to analyze and manage.However, I will recommend grouping under Email (utm_medium=email) with the source pointing to the...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Google taking my logo as title and description some text...
Google will not always pick the user-created titles and descriptions. Google generates titles in snippets based on page content and relevance to search queries.Ref:...
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Answer by Kannan for Zero score for accessibility because of contrast ratio
The problem seems to be with CSS overflow properties. Seems overflow property can hinder Lighthouse's ability to run Accessibility audit.Reference:...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Google displays wrong website language version
Google relies on several signals to determine the language of a user. And Google's algorithms like most machine learning algorithms are not always hundred percent correct. For example, browsing history...
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Answer by Kannan for Google showing static title instead of dynamically set...
A week can be too early for Google to process/render JavaScript and index the final content. (There is no time guarantee from Google on this. Realistically, the JS processing and rendering can take...
View ArticleDoes core web vitals field data consider network speed?
Google measures core web vitals based on real-world metrics (like when users visit pages in their Chrome browsers). But what if a user browses from a location where network connection is poor? Does...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Should I add link to copied text for SEO?
Genuine sites (which respect copyright laws and know what fair use is) either provide a link or at least mention the source.Spam sites mostly use scrapers. And scrapers don't usually execute JavaScript...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for How to remove WordPress folders that are no longer used...
I believe you have physically removed the wp-includes folder so that server returns 404 for the concerned URLs. If yes, you should not block the URLs in robots. Else Google will not try crawling those...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for How to know when a new website comes into existence?
Now, let's say the website admin does not submit their sitemap orother domain related things/URLs anywhere and even then the searchengines index itThe ONLY way Google discovers new URLs is via links...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Google uses wrong image to display product in Google...
I tried inspecting few other sites (using the keyword 560A517) that are eligible to show structured data. I could find instances in which the images displayed were different from the structured data...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for Is it possible to display the path with an Apache index...
Since you are using a custom header, adding a small piece of JavaScript to the header file should help.For example, below JS code in the custom header will modify the h1 tag (custom defined) to show...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for If all links on my site open in new tabs, will it affect...
These days, most of the traffic is from mobile. When links open on new tabs, a user has to switch tabs to come back to the original page. Switching between tabs annoys most users.SEO or not, annoyed...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for How to tell Google Search Console a link that led to a...
Make sure that the non-existent URLs return 404. (Technically, even 500 status codes returned for several crawl attempts will make Google ignore these URLs in the future. But the apt way is to return...
View ArticleAnswer by Kannan for PageSpeed Insights Field Data Won't Pass Core Web Vitals...
Is Difference Between German and English Versions Possible?Yes, it is possible. There can be several reasons. For example, most visitors from the US may use certain devices, browsers, etc., that German...
View Articleno-follow restriction removed by admin - user-generated or editorial?
On my forum website, I allow users to add their website link to their profile page. But as most forums do, I add no-follow to the link.I am planning to implement a feature wherein I will remove the...
View ArticleHTML sitemap with noindex, follow: Matt Cutts vs John Mueller
Ref: Do noindex,follow pages pass pagerank / link juice?I have a requirement wherein I want to create an HTML sitemap to help users navigate to deep pages. This sitemap page will be linked from several...
View ArticleCan domain authority help very deep pages?
My website is a large one with lots of pages. There are several deep pages that human visitors can easily find by using on-site search. Humans and crawlers can reach these pages from the home page...
View ArticleDoes SEO traffic grow exponentially with authority?
Let's assume a standard website that has about 100 pages. Also, let us imagine that the website is earning references (backlinks) consistently but linearly. In such a case, what can one expect in terms...
View ArticleWhat kind of keyword research is helpful for news websites?
I am adding a "news" section to my website. I understand news stories are based on recent events. Hence, a conventional keyword research using data generated over time (like historical search volume,...
View ArticleSEO impact of changing versions (and names) of external CSS
A website of mine uses a WordPress plugin for CSS minification. The plugin regenerates the CSS file on every update to the style-sheet. When it does, the plugin also changes the version and hence name...
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