Indexed Redirect URL ?

Resolved jdphoenix
(@jdphoenix)

2 years, 1 month ago

Hi there,

Using Google Search Console, I have noticed about “10 login” URLs indexed. Here is an example:

https://www.allvalleytransportation.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https://www.allvalleytransportation.com/hiring-transportation-services-in-phoenix/

Is this a canonical issue? If so, can this be fixed using Yoast? Thanks

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Plugin Support Maybellyne
(@maybellyne)

2 years ago

Hello @jdphoenix

Thanks for reahcing out. By default, a login page is set to noindex so it can’t be indexed. Please share a screenshot of the relevant screen in Google Search Console.

You can use any image-sharing service like https://pasteboard.co/, https://snag.gy/, https://imgur.com/, https://snipboard.io/, or even upload the screenshot to your website. Once you upload it to an image-sharing service, please share the link to the image here.

Thread Starter jdphoenix
(@jdphoenix)

2 years ago

Hi Maybellyne,

Thank you for your reply. Please see LOOM video below..

https://www.loom.com/share/37ea4306fc944ecabcf0a236d7bd622b

Jeroen Rotty
(@jeroenrotty)

2 years ago

Hey @jdphoenix ,

I’m not sure how those URLs could have been found or indexed, as when I check the URL in your opening post, I see a noindex( on them as I would expect. Are you linking to this URL somewhere in your site that made Google aware of the URL by any chance?

If not, I’m not sure how they got picked up, you could try to get rid of those URLs through their removal tools, more info here: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/11080680?hl=en

Thread Starter jdphoenix
(@jdphoenix)

2 years ago

Hi,

Thanks so much for the reply. I ran a “search” query in the MySQL database for a few of these and nothing shows up. I have also ran a “search” in my files with the same result. We use WP Rocket. Do you think this could be an issue related to the caching plugin?

Plugin Support Maybellyne
(@maybellyne)

2 years ago

Hello @jdphoenix

I doubt it has anything to do with your caching plugin. Though it’s unclear how those login URLs got indexed, it’s definitely not via your sitemap as they’re not listed there; there’s also noindex tag. You should see the referring page if you click on the URL in Google Search Console.

Try to remove the URLs through the Google Search Console removal tools – https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/11080680?hl=en

Thread Starter jdphoenix
(@jdphoenix)

2 years ago

Hi there, thanks for the reply. It looks like some sort of spam. Any suggestions on how to remove this? Disavow? Thanks so much

https://www.loom.com/share/e405a2cd10bd45bea8956daf4e428a1a

Plugin Support Maybellyne
(@maybellyne)

2 years ago

Try to remove the URLs through the Google Search Console removal tools – https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/11080680?hl=en
Thread Starter jdphoenix
(@jdphoenix)

2 years ago
Hi Maybellyne,

Thanks for your reply. The URL redirects to my admin page. Would this cause a problem? After I login, it goes to the post. Appreciate any suggestions.

https://www.allvalleytransportation.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https://www.allvalleytransportation.com/hiring-transportation-services-in-phoenix/
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Plugin Support Maybellyne
(@maybellyne)

2 years ago

Hello @jdphoenix.

The URL removal tool is to remove the URL from the index not from your website. It shouldn’t have an impact on you logging in or editing the post.

Thread Starter jdphoenix
(@jdphoenix)

2 years ago

Hi Maybellyne,

Great. I will do that. Thank you for your feedback on this. Greatly appreciate it.