No specificationindex mixed signal error
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 6:26 am
To determine whether Google is respecting your user-defined canonical, Search Console is the best tool for the job. Use the Coverage report of Search Console's URL Inspection tool to identify instances when Google chooses a different canonical than the one you selected.
You can also find a bulk report of canonicalization errors in the Exclusion coverage report, labeled "Duplicate, Google selected a different canonical than the user."
This one is pretty simple. You want to avoid sending mixed cayman islands mobile database signals between your canonical and index tags.
For example: if Page A canonicalizes to Page B, and Page B is indexable, you don’t want to put a “noindex” tag on Page A because that would send mixed signals.
In short, if a URL is indexable, don't canonicalize the "no index" page to it.
Friendly URL structure
A general rule of thumb is to keep your URLs as simple as possible. Usually this means:
Use shorter, human-readable URLs whenever possible
Avoid unnecessary parameters, such as session IDs or sort parameters
Causes "circular link" dead link
It’s also important to remember that Google may use your URL to create breadcrumbs for your snippet in search results, so using simple, keyword-rich URLs can also help increase your click-through rate.
So you grab a cup of coffee and read the guide from beginning to end. You even reread some sections. All this reading accumulates dwell time.
You can also find a bulk report of canonicalization errors in the Exclusion coverage report, labeled "Duplicate, Google selected a different canonical than the user."
This one is pretty simple. You want to avoid sending mixed cayman islands mobile database signals between your canonical and index tags.
For example: if Page A canonicalizes to Page B, and Page B is indexable, you don’t want to put a “noindex” tag on Page A because that would send mixed signals.
In short, if a URL is indexable, don't canonicalize the "no index" page to it.
Friendly URL structure
A general rule of thumb is to keep your URLs as simple as possible. Usually this means:
Use shorter, human-readable URLs whenever possible
Avoid unnecessary parameters, such as session IDs or sort parameters
Causes "circular link" dead link
It’s also important to remember that Google may use your URL to create breadcrumbs for your snippet in search results, so using simple, keyword-rich URLs can also help increase your click-through rate.
So you grab a cup of coffee and read the guide from beginning to end. You even reread some sections. All this reading accumulates dwell time.