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I have a new website with 4 pages and 17 posts.

It shows that there are 24 valid URLs on Google Search Console Coverage section, but only 4 valid URLs on Mobile Usabilit

Hey Amy,

In Google searching (see screen print below...) your question, the following Search Console Help pages were served in my SERP:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/9672531?hl=en

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9063469?hl=en

Hope you find this helpful.

Thank you Triblu.

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Search console shows fewer pages valid on mobile usability?

Search console shows fewer pages valid on mobile usability?

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I have a new website with 4 pages and 17 posts.

It shows that there are 24 valid URLs on Google Search Console Coverage section, but only 4 valid URLs on Mobile Usabilit

Hey Amy,

In Google searching (see screen print below...) your question, the following Search Console Help pages were served in my SERP:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/9672531?hl=en

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9063469?hl=en

Hope you find this helpful.

Thank you Triblu.

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I have been experiencing something very strange.

A few days ago the organic traffic of my website has dropped a lot, nearly 40%. Yesterday I submitted a ticket to our Si

I cannot understand why bounce rates are not accurately measured. My visitors stay for more than two minutes but the bounce rate is zero.

That looks more like an issue with Google Analytics than it does actual traffic. You can try a different GA plugin and see if that works. How about your real-time users. Is that looking strange as well?

Hi Jay.
Real-time users seem normal but the Avg.time on page decreased a lot.
I'm sorry, when you say a different GA plugin do you mean I should try to install a plugin?

So real-time is good so you're still getting traffic. That's good. As far as a plugin, how is your site connected to Google Analytics?

Hi Jay. I found this article says My Google Analytics tracking code is almost certainly installed twice. That makes sense.
https://mayecreate.com/blog/your-website-bounce-rate-is-zero-somethings-not-right/
But I don't know how I did that and don't know how to fix it.

I inserted GA ID code into All-In-One Seo. I have no idea how I ended up installed the code twice.
I didn't change anything. The only thing I did was a few days ago I tried a different theme but only with preview. After that, the traffic and everything else started going crazy.

That's interesting. Is it entered twice in the same plugin, or a separate plugin?

Not sure how a theme would affect it, but... the timing definitely corresponds. It could be a conflict with your theme and All-In-One SEO. Seems unlikely but you never know.

I have experienced the same thing. When I asked site support they also told me everything was ok. Such a drastic change and also a decrease in bounce rate but traffic went from 30/day to 1 or 2. Let me know if you find out why.
Michelle

My organic traffic from over 550/day went down to 300. Now the bounce rate and time on page decreased too. I don't know which one is real, the data of 550/day or most recent one.
How long have you experienced these changes? Mine started three or four days ago.

Hi Michelle, I just found an article that may help.
https://mayecreate.com/blog/your-website-bounce-rate-is-zero-somethings-not-right/
I am trying to understand it right now. Let me know if you follow it.

Gradually decreasing the whole month of September for me.

Michelle

Thanks Amy!

Let me know if you know how to fix it...

Based on the dates: One is for a month, and the other is for a day.

Yes, the first one is for a month, but every day is about the same rate.

one says sep 30 - sep 30

other says sep 1 - sep 29

The 2nd one is today's data.

it's apples vs oranges...

OK, thank you for your reply. I added one additional image.

You have to compare them differently because a month of data will not equal what you get with a single day of data.

The only way to look at your bounce rate is to examine it from the beginning of the site to the present date.

Otherwise, all you have is a snapshot in time of what it is doing right at that point in time.

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Why the bounce rate suddenly dropped dramatically?

Why the bounce rate suddenly dropped dramatically?

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I have been experiencing something very strange.

A few days ago the organic traffic of my website has dropped a lot, nearly 40%. Yesterday I submitted a ticket to our Si

I cannot understand why bounce rates are not accurately measured. My visitors stay for more than two minutes but the bounce rate is zero.

That looks more like an issue with Google Analytics than it does actual traffic. You can try a different GA plugin and see if that works. How about your real-time users. Is that looking strange as well?

Hi Jay.
Real-time users seem normal but the Avg.time on page decreased a lot.
I'm sorry, when you say a different GA plugin do you mean I should try to install a plugin?

So real-time is good so you're still getting traffic. That's good. As far as a plugin, how is your site connected to Google Analytics?

Hi Jay. I found this article says My Google Analytics tracking code is almost certainly installed twice. That makes sense.
https://mayecreate.com/blog/your-website-bounce-rate-is-zero-somethings-not-right/
But I don't know how I did that and don't know how to fix it.

I inserted GA ID code into All-In-One Seo. I have no idea how I ended up installed the code twice.
I didn't change anything. The only thing I did was a few days ago I tried a different theme but only with preview. After that, the traffic and everything else started going crazy.

That's interesting. Is it entered twice in the same plugin, or a separate plugin?

Not sure how a theme would affect it, but... the timing definitely corresponds. It could be a conflict with your theme and All-In-One SEO. Seems unlikely but you never know.

I have experienced the same thing. When I asked site support they also told me everything was ok. Such a drastic change and also a decrease in bounce rate but traffic went from 30/day to 1 or 2. Let me know if you find out why.
Michelle

My organic traffic from over 550/day went down to 300. Now the bounce rate and time on page decreased too. I don't know which one is real, the data of 550/day or most recent one.
How long have you experienced these changes? Mine started three or four days ago.

Hi Michelle, I just found an article that may help.
https://mayecreate.com/blog/your-website-bounce-rate-is-zero-somethings-not-right/
I am trying to understand it right now. Let me know if you follow it.

Gradually decreasing the whole month of September for me.

Michelle

Thanks Amy!

Let me know if you know how to fix it...

Based on the dates: One is for a month, and the other is for a day.

Yes, the first one is for a month, but every day is about the same rate.

one says sep 30 - sep 30

other says sep 1 - sep 29

The 2nd one is today's data.

it's apples vs oranges...

OK, thank you for your reply. I added one additional image.

You have to compare them differently because a month of data will not equal what you get with a single day of data.

The only way to look at your bounce rate is to examine it from the beginning of the site to the present date.

Otherwise, all you have is a snapshot in time of what it is doing right at that point in time.

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I got a comment on my niche website. It‘s obviously trying to get traffic to his own website.

I am pretty lenient too but I would reject that one

Most likely its spam, even though its related to the article

Thats spam. Even if it is related to the post it still adds very little and would go in the trash on my site

Good point. I will trash it.

Looks like spam to me. I would trash it. When in doubt, throw it out. 🤔

I will do.

I have received similar comments to my website. I think it is spam. I would not approve it.

I agree.

I don't think I would Amy. I try to be lenient but that one doesn't seem to be an honest attempt. Just thinking.
Ray

Thank you Ray. Now I know what should do.

When in doubt - don't do it! I totally agree with Dale.

Thank you.

Amy, is that comment related in any way to your article?
In the end, it's your decision...

The article is about krill oil and omega3 oil.
I think I will pass on this. Thank you.

I agree with Dale, you are obviously not happy with it, so delete, or edit to suit you.

You are right.

Your website, your rules...

Given that you've had to come here to question it, I feel like you don't really want it on your site... So just delete it :)

Thank you Dale. You made a good point.

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Should I approve this comment?

Should I approve this comment?

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I got a comment on my niche website. It‘s obviously trying to get traffic to his own website.

I am pretty lenient too but I would reject that one

Most likely its spam, even though its related to the article

Thats spam. Even if it is related to the post it still adds very little and would go in the trash on my site

Good point. I will trash it.

Looks like spam to me. I would trash it. When in doubt, throw it out. 🤔

I will do.

I have received similar comments to my website. I think it is spam. I would not approve it.

I agree.

I don't think I would Amy. I try to be lenient but that one doesn't seem to be an honest attempt. Just thinking.
Ray

Thank you Ray. Now I know what should do.

When in doubt - don't do it! I totally agree with Dale.

Thank you.

Amy, is that comment related in any way to your article?
In the end, it's your decision...

The article is about krill oil and omega3 oil.
I think I will pass on this. Thank you.

I agree with Dale, you are obviously not happy with it, so delete, or edit to suit you.

You are right.

Your website, your rules...

Given that you've had to come here to question it, I feel like you don't really want it on your site... So just delete it :)

Thank you Dale. You made a good point.

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I just saw a note on my Gogle Adsence page:

"Earnings at risk - One or more of your sites does not have an ads.txt file. Fix this now to avoid severe impact to your reven

We all received the same message. We'll soon find answers from the experienced people.

Hi Jimmy.
The issue has been solved. The Site Support helped.

Is there something to be done or the Site Support is responsible for everything?

You need to create a text (.txt) file, name it to " ads.txt ", and contains the following code:

google.com, pub-0000000000000000, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0.

Change "pub-0000000000000000" to your own publisher ID.

Then send the ads.txt to SiteSupport, ask them to host your ads.txt file at the root level of your domain.

After they are done, Google AdSense will update it in 24 hours.





Thanks, Amy, I'll try it if I can follow.

Sorry, I forgot.
You cannot send the ads.txt file directly to SiteSuppot. It doesn’t work. I tried.
You only need to send them the code.

I got the same thing and trying to figure it out myself. Strangely, everything is working just fine on my site. There were other issues last week and it turned out that one of the plugins Uix was not properly configured on WordPress. It was their issue and not mine. All is well otherwise.

Amy, I sent my info from Adsense to support and they hopefully fixed the problem. Will find out in 24 hours as per Adsense.

Thank you so much. I will do so. : )

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How to create your own ads.txt file for adsense?

How to create your own ads.txt file for adsense?

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I just saw a note on my Gogle Adsence page:

"Earnings at risk - One or more of your sites does not have an ads.txt file. Fix this now to avoid severe impact to your reven

We all received the same message. We'll soon find answers from the experienced people.

Hi Jimmy.
The issue has been solved. The Site Support helped.

Is there something to be done or the Site Support is responsible for everything?

You need to create a text (.txt) file, name it to " ads.txt ", and contains the following code:

google.com, pub-0000000000000000, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0.

Change "pub-0000000000000000" to your own publisher ID.

Then send the ads.txt to SiteSupport, ask them to host your ads.txt file at the root level of your domain.

After they are done, Google AdSense will update it in 24 hours.





Thanks, Amy, I'll try it if I can follow.

Sorry, I forgot.
You cannot send the ads.txt file directly to SiteSuppot. It doesn’t work. I tried.
You only need to send them the code.

I got the same thing and trying to figure it out myself. Strangely, everything is working just fine on my site. There were other issues last week and it turned out that one of the plugins Uix was not properly configured on WordPress. It was their issue and not mine. All is well otherwise.

Amy, I sent my info from Adsense to support and they hopefully fixed the problem. Will find out in 24 hours as per Adsense.

Thank you so much. I will do so. : )

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I just inserted a YouTube video in my post. It looks fine on desktop and iPad, but it is over sized on mobile phone (a half of it outside the content box).

Does anybody k

Glad you fixed the problem. Great job.

Mark

Awesome, yes just embedded.

Hi Amy, mine look like that as well but when you click play they play all ok so I must admit I had left it for the moment.

I might try Roberts plugin but I am always trying to keep the amount of plugins down to a minimum if I can

Mine is the same, it plays well just doesn't look right on the mobile phone.

Let me know how you get on with a fix. I have left it for the moment as not enought time!! but something i need to look at an resolve soon

Hi, Kevin, I have updated my solution in my question above.
You can copy the YouTube video's URL and paste it into your post, instead of embed it.
By this way, the video looks fine on any devices.
Let me know if this works for you.
Thanks.
Amy

Hi Amy, pretty sure Robert's recommendation will work. All the best.

I use this plugin for my sites and it works perfectly

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wptouch/

I don't know the exact cause of it but it should fit, maybe it's a theme related issue. Let's hear from the experts.

You might ask Trish. She helped me fit a couple of videos in my sidebar, and she had to do a little tweak to the code to make it fit. I don't know if it will work in your situation, but she would know.

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Why youtube video over-sized on mobile phone?

Why youtube video over-sized on mobile phone?

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I just inserted a YouTube video in my post. It looks fine on desktop and iPad, but it is over sized on mobile phone (a half of it outside the content box).

Does anybody k

Glad you fixed the problem. Great job.

Mark

Awesome, yes just embedded.

Hi Amy, mine look like that as well but when you click play they play all ok so I must admit I had left it for the moment.

I might try Roberts plugin but I am always trying to keep the amount of plugins down to a minimum if I can

Mine is the same, it plays well just doesn't look right on the mobile phone.

Let me know how you get on with a fix. I have left it for the moment as not enought time!! but something i need to look at an resolve soon

Hi, Kevin, I have updated my solution in my question above.
You can copy the YouTube video's URL and paste it into your post, instead of embed it.
By this way, the video looks fine on any devices.
Let me know if this works for you.
Thanks.
Amy

Hi Amy, pretty sure Robert's recommendation will work. All the best.

I use this plugin for my sites and it works perfectly

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wptouch/

I don't know the exact cause of it but it should fit, maybe it's a theme related issue. Let's hear from the experts.

You might ask Trish. She helped me fit a couple of videos in my sidebar, and she had to do a little tweak to the code to make it fit. I don't know if it will work in your situation, but she would know.

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