WordPress-related Google Search Console page indexing issues, listed in priority order:
Coverage Issues:
- Pages with crawl errors or blocked by robots.txt file.
- Pages with a “noindex” tag preventing indexing.
- Pages with “soft 404” errors (pages that should return a 404 error but don’t).
- Pages with redirect errors or chains.
Sitemap Issues:
- Missing or incorrectly formatted sitemap.xml file.
- Sitemap URLs that are blocked or returning errors.
- Sitemap URLs that are not indexed or have low priority.
Duplicate Content:
- Pages with duplicate titles or meta descriptions.
- Duplicate content issues caused by different URL parameters.
- Duplicate content caused by printer-friendly or mobile versions of pages.
Mobile Usability Issues:
- Pages with mobile usability errors, such as text too small to read or clickable elements too close together.
- Pages with blocked resources that prevent proper rendering on mobile devices.
Structured Data Issues:
- Pages with structured data errors or warnings.
- Missing or incomplete structured data markup.
- Structured data markup that is not properly implemented or fails validation.
URL Parameters:
- Pages with excessive URL parameters or URL parameters causing duplicate content issues.
- Pages with incorrect handling of URL parameters (e.g., not specifying canonical URLs).
Pagination and Paginated Content:
- Pages with pagination issues, such as missing rel=”next” and rel=”prev” tags.
- Improperly paginated content that confuses search engines.
HTTPS Issues:
- Pages with insecure content (mixed HTTP/HTTPS) warnings.
- HTTPS pages not properly redirecting from HTTP versions.