Google Search Console Errors

[jbridges87]

Hey guys, so I briefly touched on this in another topic, but I believe it deserves a thread of its own.

I'm getting errors in the Google Search Console under 'Mobile Usability'. There are 3 total errors, all of which point to my /images directory, where my banner is located.



Both of my sites are running the Reseller theme, which is mobile responsive, and I'm not getting the errors on my main site, even though the banner images are identical.
I've tried to run the 'Validate Fix', but received error stating "Cannot continue validation process. Affected pages were found. Fix the issue and run validation again"

https://crown-sports.com/test_site/Images/

I don't understand the issue.
Any ideas?

[Bobby]

Click the links to view which pages are affected
1. Text too small to read --> Increasing your text size in index.css
2. Clickable elements too close together --> I have no idea
3. Viewport not set --> It's hard to say, you can read here: https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/design-and-ux/responsive/
All issues are related to css settings!

[jbridges87]

Is there a possibility the issue is because I have images stored under public_html/Images, but the mobile responsive theme I'm running has an image directory at public_html/Themes/Reseller/images, that I should be using instead?

[Bobby]

All issues are related to css settings!

Click the link that google shows you where the page is affected!

[jbridges87]

All 3 google errors point to https://crown-sports.com/test_site/Images/

When I navigate to that link it shows as below;



Can others navigate to their own /Images directory and does it look similar?

[Bobby]

Try to:
- Make a file called index.php in folder "test_site/Images/" contains with:

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<?php
if (file_exists(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/Settings.php'))
{
 require(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/Settings.php');
 header('location: ' . $boardurl);
}
else
 exit;
?>


- Run repair_settings.php

[jbridges87]

Thanks Bobby, but I'd like to know if others receive the same error by the Google Search Console for their /Images directory?

Surely I can't be the only one?

[Kindred]

That directory is not a standard folder in an smf installation -- so, no... most people will not have your issue

For once, I actually agree with Bobby.

Put the placeholder index.pho in your directory

[jbridges87]

Alright, I've created the file and uploaded it to the /test_site directory. I then tried navigating to the /test_site/Images/ directory and it redirected me to the homepage of the forum.

I then ran the repair_settings.php file, but didn't require any changes, as all values were set to the recommended values, so I deleted the file from the server.
I then ran a validation fix from the Google Search Console, and that's currently pending. I believe I just need to wait for the googlebot to crawl my site again to verify the fix.

I will report back when I get confirmation.

[AmadeuszWiecz]

Click the links to view which pages are affected
1. Text too small to read --> Increasing your text size in index.css
2. Clickable elements too close together --> I have no idea
3. Viewport not set --> It's hard to say, you can read here: hxxp:developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/design-and-ux/responsive/ [nonactive]
All issues are related to css settings!

Sometimes you just need to update the file and ask the Google Search Console to check the problem page again. Sometimes it helps, but not always.

[jbridges87]

Received confirmation of the resolution from Google today. This can be closed.
Thank you.