GSC Error: Image size smaller than recommended size

  • Resolved Chris Roark

    (@chrisroarkbpp)


    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi,

    Ever since the G update a few days ago I get this issue on all amp pages.

    I resized the images by creating larger ones (1440 pixels wide, 4:3 format) in accordance with Google Guidelines for amp.

    However, the plugin seems to re-size these images automatically to 1024 width, way below Google’s recommended minimum 1200 pixels width.

    For example, here’s the page for amp
    https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/blog/buy-instagram-proxies-guide/amp/

    And here’s the page for desktop
    https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/blog/buy-instagram-proxies-guide/

    While the images look the same, the amp one is actually replaced by the amp plugin with an image that has 1024 in the url (basically, duplicating and resizing the original image).

    Is there a way for the plugin to resize the images to 1200 pixels wide, to be in accordance with Google?

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author Weston Ruter

    (@westonruter)

    The image in question is the one that appears in the Schema.org metadata:

    <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reviews & Discounts Codes | BestProxyProviders","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.bestproxyproviders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cropped-Untitled-design-32x32.png","width":32,"height":32}},"@type":"WebPage","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.bestproxyproviders.com\/blog\/buy-instagram-proxies-guide\/","headline":"Buy Instagram proxies (a complete) guide","datePublished":"2018-06-28T22:50:30+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-19T11:09:24+00:00","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Roark"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.bestproxyproviders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/buy-instagram-proxies-guide-1.png","width":1440,"height":1080}}</script>

    With formatting:

    {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "WebPage",
    "author": {
        "@type": "Person",
        "name": "Chris Roark"
    },
    "dateModified": "2019-01-19T11:09:24+00:00",
    "datePublished": "2018-06-28T22:50:30+00:00",
    "headline": "Buy Instagram proxies (a complete) guide",
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "height": 1080,
        "url": "https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buy-instagram-proxies-guide-1.png",
        "width": 1440
    },
    "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/blog/buy-instagram-proxies-guide/",
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "logo": {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "height": 32,
            "url": "https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-Untitled-design-32x32.png",
            "width": 32
        },
        "name": "Reviews & Discounts Codes | BestProxyProviders"
    }
}

    So the image is https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buy-instagram-proxies-guide-1.png and it is indeed 1440×1080.

    In contrast, the image (amp-img) that appears inside the page itself does not matter here. So I don’t see a problem.

    Thread Starter Chris Roark

    (@chrisroarkbpp)

    Hi @westonruter thank you for your quick reply.

    Indeed, the image that appears in the schema is 1440×1080 – in accordance with Google guidelines.

    However, if you access an amp page, like the one I shared in the thread: https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/blog/buy-instagram-proxies-guide/amp/

    And then right-click on it to view the image (or open it in another tab), you will see that instead of the original image with the url https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buy-instagram-proxies-guide-1.png and 1440×1080 size,

    the plugin re-creates an image with the url https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buy-instagram-proxies-guide-1-1024×768.png and with the size 1024×768.

    When I tried to validate the fix in Google Search Console, I receive the message that the problem still persists. Meaning that Google still sees the image with a width with less than 1200 pixel.

    This means that Google still uses the 1024×768 (resized) image that the plugin created.

    Plugin Author Weston Ruter

    (@westonruter)

    The image that you right-click on is the one that appears inside the page and is not the Schema.org image that Google is concerned with. Google Search Console should only be concerned with the one in the script in the head:

    ...
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "height": 1080,
        "url": "https://www.bestproxyproviders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buy-instagram-proxies-guide-1.png",
        "width": 1440
    },
...

    If Google Search Console is still complaining about it, then I suggest opening a support topic on that side of things. The Schema.org markup and the Google Search requirements are not part of the AMP spec and we don’t really have direct visibility into its validation tool.

    Thread Starter Chris Roark

    (@chrisroarkbpp)

    Hi @westonruter,

    Thank you for your support.

    I have submitted a validation fix on GSC and I am waiting for its outcome.

    I will keep you posted.

    Thread Starter Chris Roark

    (@chrisroarkbpp)

    Hi,

    UPDATE: All works great now!

    Thank you for your support and guidance.

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