/uploads/* indexing in Google & throwing G-console errors

  • I’m noticing that /wp-content/uploads/[archived-date] pages are being indexed in google and throwing mobile user errors in google console. Does anyone know a good fix for this with out blocking robots from indexing the images themselves?

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  • I’d place an entry in robots.txt to stop Google and the other spiders from indexing the directory itself. I’d also add an index.html file there to stop casual browsing.

    If the search engine then finds an active image URL in your content it should still be able to index that by itself. Once indexed it will stay until it is removed and returns a 404… if ever removed.

    You’ll need to further troubleshoot why the images cause problems in mobile itself. It’s possible you have a separate mobile page or responsive code causing issues with the mobile-ready section of your theme or presentation.

    It may even be a Google issue.

    I had 5 directories that kept getting indexed and had my host edit my I think htacess file with robots and a good sitemap that stopped the issue immediately for me.

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