Histogram creating a lot of 404 issues.

  • Resolved bathroo

    (@bathroo)


    2 years, 3 months ago

    Hi, I’ve got some technical SEO issues with the histogram. Because each rating is a link it’s creating a log of SEO 404 issues.

    Here is an example of a page where you can see ratings with histogram links.

    You can see it puts /?ivrating=5 on the URL and when you click it it 404’s.

    This is bad because the more ratings I get the more 404’s I get which eats into Google index budget and creates poor site performance.

    How can I turn these links off in the histogram?

    • This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by bathroo.
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  • Hi,

    Thank you for using our plugin.

    There is a canonical tag on the product page that prevents the bot to see the product page with the parameter /?ivrating=5 as a duplicate page.

    <link rel="canonical" href="https://bathroomhut.com.au/sabine-cobra-flex-wall-spout-with-vegetable-spray-linkware/">

    Please read more on the documentation https://moz.com/learn/seo/canonicalization

    If you do not want to add the parameter ?ivrating=x to the URL when filtering the star rating, You can go to Reviews > Settings > Review extensions > Enable Lazy load reviews option.

    Let me know if it helps.

    Thread Starter bathroo

    (@bathroo)

    Thank so much for getting back to me. We love this plugin.

    Did you see the filtering doesn’t work as it takes the users to a 404 which is the problem. If filtering on stars was working it wouldn’t 404?

    Thread Starter bathroo

    (@bathroo)

    I also can’t see the rel="canonical" tag palaced in the anchor. Please see screenshot here

    Hi,

    You can find the canonical tag inside the head tag, here is the screenshot https://monosnap.com/file/eY4Ha8uYklA7hgh5ltmBRttEWtkQgE

    Yes,the filter star shouldn’t display 404 error but somehow it does. You can try to follow the solution below to troubleshoot the issue.
    https://help.cusrev.com/support/solutions/articles/43000611175-troubleshooting-plugins-and-themes

    and re-save the permalink settings (post name) to see if if helps.

    Thread Starter bathroo

    (@bathroo)

    Hey, I don’t mind it doesn’t work. How can I stop these 404 errors by turning off the links on the histogram?

    Screenshot of all the 404 errors in Semrush https://snipboard.io/e0IWAN.jpg

    ..yes, I know the top one it’s your plugin.

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by bathroo.
    Thread Starter bathroo

    (@bathroo)

    If I also enable the lazy load option the add review option disappears and it’s really bad UX.

    Plugin Support pear8398

    (@pear8398)

    Hi,

    I see there is a button “Add a review” in the review section to display the review form when clicking on the button and it works as well on your site.

    Regarding the 404 error when clicking on the filter star rating, did you try to deactivate all plugins except Cusrev, WooCommerce and switch to a standard theme of WordPress (2022) and check this issue again?
    Refer to this solution Troubleshooting Plugins and Themes.

    Plugin Support bagel1317

    (@bagel1317)

    We haven’t heard from you for more than two weeks. For this reason, I’ll assume that either you are not interested in this question/problem anymore or it has been resolved. If you still require any help, please start a new forum topic.

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