20 common issues that many website owners face in Google Search Console:
- Crawl Errors: Pages that couldn’t be crawled or indexed by Google.
- Mobile Usability Issues: Problems related to the mobile-friendliness of the website.
- Structured Data Errors: Incorrect implementation of structured data markup.
- HTML Improvements: Issues with meta tags, duplicate meta descriptions, or missing titles.
- Sitemap Errors: Problems with the XML sitemap, such as invalid URLs or incorrect formatting.
- Index Coverage Issues: Pages that are blocked by robots.txt or have indexability problems.
- Manual Actions: Penalties imposed by Google for violating their guidelines.
- Security Issues: Notifications regarding security vulnerabilities or hacked content.
- AMP Errors: Problems with Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), such as validation errors.
- Rich Results Issues: Errors or warnings related to rich snippets or other structured data features.
- Fetch as Google: Errors when trying to fetch and render a page for Google’s crawler.
- International Targeting: Inaccurate targeting or hreflang implementation for international audiences.
- Site Speed Issues: Notifications about slow-loading pages or poor site performance.
- DNS Errors: Problems related to DNS resolution or connectivity issues.
- URL Parameters: Issues with URL parameters that could cause duplicate content or crawl inefficiency.
- Robots.txt Issues: Incorrect configuration of the robots.txt file, blocking essential pages.
- Backlink Warnings: Notifications about unnatural or low-quality inbound links to the website.
- Cross-device Compatibility: Problems related to the website’s compatibility across different devices.
- Search Appearance Issues: Changes in how search results display for specific pages or queries.
- Soft 404 Errors: Pages that appear to be an error but return a 200 OK status code.