Our performance on mobil has decreased sharply according to PageSpeedInsights.

Last year (25.05.2023) - 56 total score to 34 this year (now) for the same pages.

But the CWV metrics are all good (green) and in the Google Search Console in the Core Web Vitals there are no problems shown.

So, how to interprete this decrease of the total score and is it important to fix something?

Which other tools could I use to make a check?

Ok, thank you very much @binayjha (5314)!

So this has no critical impact on the "main" domain then?

Ok. So in our case, this are "only" the pages of the subdomain. Because for the "main" domain we have an other sitemap, because of an other business modell.

@binayjha (5304) And will this affect the hole domain or only the subdomain (from which the sitemap is)?

Google will stop crawling a website with such errors. In the case mentioned, sitemap can be removed and the website should be blocked to be crawled until the errors are fixed.

When Google stops crawling, rankings drop or vanish completely. It must be addressed on priority basis.

And will this affect the hole domain or only the subdomain (from which the sitemap is)?

Hello, in our sitemap are a lot of pages with misstakes.

• 500 error pages
• pages that should use the no-index tag
• missing href lang tag

The sitemap is already uploaded in the search console, but the "wrong" pages with errors are not yet crwaled. Is it critical to wait, to fix this issues?

Our IT don´t see this as critical error, because the pages are not crawled by Google.

What arguments can we use to get a prio to this issues?

Perfect, thanks!

Rankings provided in the GSC are average positions. When the position row is clicked, it shows the ranking history.

Rankings provided in Ahrefs tool can be followed.

The ranking difference between Ahrefs and Google Search Console (GSC) can vary due to several factors:

Data Sources: Ahrefs and Google Search Console use different data sources to track rankings. Ahrefs primarily relies on its own web crawler to index and track website data, while Google Search Console provides data directly from Google's search index. This can lead to discrepancies in the rankings reported by each platform. Sampling and Accuracy: Google Search Console provides data directly from Google, so it can offer more accurate insights into how your website is performing in Google's search results. However, GSC data may be sampled, especially for larger websites, leading to potential inaccuracies in the reported rankings. Ahrefs, on the other hand, may provide more comprehensive data but might not always perfectly align with Google's rankings due to differences in algorithms and data collection methods. Metrics and Granularity: Ahrefs typically provides more granular data and a wider range of metrics than Google Search Console. While GSC focuses on basic metrics like clicks, impressions, and average position, Ahrefs offers additional metrics such as organic traffic estimates, keyword difficulty scores, and backlink data. This can result in differences in the rankings reported by each platform, as they may prioritize different metrics or calculate rankings differently. Updates and Delays: Ahrefs updates its database regularly, but there may still be a delay between changes in rankings and when they are reflected in the platform. Google Search Console also updates regularly but may have its own delays in reporting data. This means that rankings reported by each platform may not always be up-to-date or perfectly synchronized.

Thank you!

Following will help you in this,

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16375592/favicon-not-showing-up-in-google-chrome

Try to generate the sitemap again using the tool and then replace with the new one. Without checking the file it is hard to pin point the issue.

Is it neccessary to have the follow / nofollow tag in the page source together with other SEO tags, like no index/index?

Or aksed in an other way: When I mark a page as "no index" - do I addtionally need to have a "nofollow" tag as well in the sourcecode?

Have someone the same problem, that the rakings on ahrefs and google search console are showing quite different results and trends?

If so, which source can we trust and use for reporting and optimising?

Hi, our favicon is not shown on chrome - desktop. Someone who could answer, why this problem occur?

@binayjha - ok, I will try. Thank you very much!

Hi @nicky, One of the URLs needs to be corrected,

https://partner.hepster.com/en-us/insights/press/{categoryKey?}

Check the curly braces in the ending part of the URL and correct it somehow. It should resolve the issue you are facing.

partner.hepster.com/sitemap.xml

Hi! When uploading my sitemap in the Google Search Console, I get the errormessage - Sitemap can be read, but has errors, Unsupported file format.

Do you think, this is because of the header, the first line which contains:

xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"

I used the sitemapchecker - and there I got: Invalid XML declaration

Here is the sitemap: partner.hepster.com/sitemap.xml

Ok, thank you so much! We will check this.

Hello!

Just to get a second option/confirmation - could you please explain, why this sitemap URL is not usable for Google Search Console: partner.hepster.com/sitemap