Error in changes in Priority & Error displaying UTF-8

  • Resolved javid99

    (@javid99)


    7 years, 9 months ago

    Hello
    Bug in the new version
    Priority can be overridden on individual posts Number(erorre)
    Scores remain at %50 for all items.
    The difficulty in creating the final sitemap
    Error in Google’s bot section in reading site map.
    Failure to correctly execute the unique link with UTF-8
    (Permalink lack of proper implementation of the UTF-8)
    I love this plugin
    I use it for several years.
    But in the past two months has caused a sharp drop in our ranking.
    Of course, some people will create 404 for us.
    Help us fix the problem on the site map.
    Sitemap address
    http://6019.ir/sitemap.xml
    It is important for us and the search to show the links correctly
    Our language is Farsi (Persian) RTL
    We are always recommending you to our friends in the forums this plugin
    Thank you very much
    (If a mistake is written, it’s because of the use of the Google Translator)

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  • Plugin Author Rolf Allard van Hagen

    (@ravanh)

    7 years, 9 months ago

    Hi, the priority bug will be fixed in the next release. The bug can not affect rankings in any way.

    Failure to correctly execute the unique link with UTF-8
    (Permalink lack of proper implementation of the UTF-8)

    I’ve never seen this error before. Are there any non-UTF characters being used in post titles?

    About the sharp drop in ranking: I’ve not heard about errors in a sitemap causing a drop in ranking. It must be related to the latest changes in Google’s algorithm… Unless the UTF-8 problem is present on many pages, not only on the sitemap.

    I see you are using Yoast SEO sitemap now. Did the error disappear?

    Please let me know!

    Plugin Author Rolf Allard van Hagen

    (@ravanh)

    7 years, 9 months ago

    More about the drop in ranking: there were two major Google search algorithm core updates earlier this year, and one (called the Medic Update) on the first of this month. If you have seen traffic drop since Mai or June then it might be related to the algorithm change in April https://searchengineland.com/google-confirms-rolling-out-a-broad-core-search-algorithm-update-earlier-week-296600

    Here are some checks you can do https://searchengineland.com/5-things-to-check-if-your-traffic-suddenly-drops-300025 (fix sitemap is not among them)

    By the way, I notice you have posts in different languages but the language meta tag is always lang="fa-IR" … I advise to use a language plugin like Polylang to handle multiple languages. This will signify to search engines the correct language for each page and help your ranking.

    Plugin Author Rolf Allard van Hagen

    (@ravanh)

    7 years, 9 months ago

    Here is a list of more (some unconfirmed) algorithm updates that might coincide with the drop in your site traffic https://moz.com/google-algorithm-change

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