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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Htaccess errorHi @mikeowl321, this is surprising to see. This issue appears to be related to “chalkboardroom” not our plugin. Would you please double-check?
@9ball the Google Search Console error “Page indexing > Duplicate without user-selected canonical” means that Google has identified this page as a duplicate of another page on your site but couldn’t find a canonical URL specified by you (the user) to indicate which version of the page should be considered the primary one (canonical).What This Means
- Duplicate Content: Google has found similar or identical content on multiple URLs on your site.
- No Canonical Tag: Google couldn’t find a
rel="canonical"tag on this page that explicitly tells Google which URL should be considered the authoritative or primary version of the content. - Google-Selected Canonical: Since you haven’t specified a canonical URL, Google has chosen what it thinks is the best version to index, but this may not be the version you prefer.
Potential Issues
- Diluted SEO Efforts: Without a canonical tag, SEO efforts might be diluted across multiple versions of the same content. This can affect your search rankings as link equity and ranking signals might be split between duplicates.
- Unintended Indexing: Google might index a version of the content that you didn’t intend, which might not be optimized as well as the preferred version.
How to Fix It
- Identify the Duplicate Pages:
- Use the Google Search Console to identify the pages marked as duplicates.
- Compare these pages to determine the preferred version you want to be indexed.
- Implement Canonical Tags:
- On the duplicate pages, add a
rel="canonical"tag that points to the preferred version of the page. - The canonical tag should be added in the
<head>section of the HTML like this:htmlCopy code<link rel="canonical" href="https://yourwebsite.com/preferred-page-url/" /> - Ensure that the preferred version itself has a self-referencing canonical tag.
- On the duplicate pages, add a
- Review Internal Linking:
- Update internal links on your site to point to the canonical version of the content rather than the duplicates.
- Sitemap and Robots.txt:
- Make sure your XML sitemap only includes the preferred URLs.
- If necessary, use
robots.txtto prevent Google from crawling the duplicate versions, although this should be done carefully to avoid accidentally blocking important pages.
- Check for URL Parameters:
- If the duplicates are due to URL parameters, use the URL Parameters tool in Google Search Console to specify how Google should handle these parameters.
- Test with URL Inspection Tool:
- After making changes, use the URL Inspection Tool in Google Search Console to test the pages and ensure that Google recognizes the canonical URL you’ve set.
Specifying a canonical URL helps Google understand which version of a page you want to prioritize for indexing and ranking. This can prevent duplicate content issues, consolidate ranking signals, and ensure that the correct page is displayed in search results.
By addressing the “Duplicate without user-selected canonical” issue, you can help improve your site’s SEO and ensure that your preferred content is properly indexed and ranked by Google.
Thanks for asking @vshukla; yes, the plugin is compatible and has been updated to reflect that.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Sitemap failed due to page redirects?Is your website HTTPS or HTTP? The current best practice is HTTP.
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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Woocomerce Product sitemap issueWe’re unable to duplicate this issue @gbkhaan1. Would you please email us so we can investigate more deeply? Please include the debug tool results.
We’re working on removing rewrites from the plugin entirely.
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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Homepage automatically excluded@marty2010 if this issue is still happening with the latest release please let me know.
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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Nav Menu edits and IndexNow is slooooowHi Hal, yes that’s possible. I’m curious, how many pages are in your site and are there any errors in your error log?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] SItemap errorI believe this topic is a duplicate.
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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Woocomerce Product sitemap issueThanks, we have what we need to investigate now. If you email us we can respond more quickly with updates and update this topic once everything is resolved.
No, there are not any precautions.
You can. Or you can find the page IDs and add them to the excluded pages box on the plugin’s settings screen.
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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Woocomerce Product sitemap issueWould you include a screenshot of your entire settings screen?
It’s hard to estimate, it’s currently at the top of the backlog. We’re performing QA on a new feature at the moment.
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In reply to: [XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Woocomerce Product sitemap issueTo be clear, you want to be able to set priority for products in the sitemap settings? Unfortunately, even if we add support for this, it will not always control the behavior of search engines. There are also other factors that determine how frequently search engines update their index.
What was the error on the product page? If you have screenshots that would be great.