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Ensure your content is high-quality, relevant, and optimized for search engines. This includes using the right keywords, updating outdated information, and creating content that matches user intent.

The title and description can be pulled by Google without one being there - so same is done when blocked from crawling - if there is a link on the site to the page that does not have a no index no follow wrapped around the link will be how Google gets the page and ranks it.
Google does not follow robots.txt instructions

but what meta name="robots" do the have in their html head

It doesn't matter. If a URL is disallowed via robots.txt, then Googlebot never crawls the page to discover what is or is not in any meta tags in the page's HTML. Regardless, the <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> tag tells Google to not index the URL, but it can see the URL, crawl the URL, find other links pointing out from the URL, etc. Therefore, it's not relevant to my question :)

Also how do you know that it is using those signals to rank those URLs in page results without title and description ? Do you see them in certain queries ? And if so how do they appear , only a URL ?

Yes, they appear just as URLs, as explained here.

I do come across these in the search results from time to time, but it is pretty rare because it can only happen when there are enough external signals pointing to a URL that Google can't access, to make the weight of the external signals enough to overshadow that Google has no clue what is on the page.

Dani I have never seen in in that way , just two clarification questions if you would like. As I understood you are talking about URLs that are disallowed in robots.txt to be crawled by Google , but what meta name="robots" do the have in their html head ? Also how do you know that it is using those signals to rank those URLs in page results without title and description ? Do you see them in certain queries ? And if so how do they appear , only a URL ?

I do realize that backlinks to URLs disallowed via robots.txt do still have whatever Google's modern version of pagerank is. Depending upon how many incoming backlinks there are, even if Google can't crawl a URL, it might use those external signals to still rank the URL in the search results (albeit with no page title or description).

My question, however, is whether the domain overall is helped? I suspect URLs that are unable to be crawled can't spread pagerank to other pages. By any chance does the domain root get a little lift up? Or does that pagerank completely evaporate at the URL level?

Yes, if the page does not contain video content, then remove itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/VideoObject"

I'm so sorry for not responding sooner. I just saw your post now.

But i am generating the JSON code dynamically. If there is no video than i hide the VideoObject tag with if statement.
Should i just remove the itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/VideoObject"

You can try directly contacting the police department they claim to represent. Also, genuine police communications typically come from official government domains, not common email services like Gmail. If the emails contains poor grammar, urgent language, or requests for personal information then it's very likely to be spam. And to confirm you can search the email address online or check scam reporting websites to see if others have reported similar issues.

Make sure the backlinks are on pages that are not noindexed (they neither have a meta noindex tag nor a noindex http header), as well as the pages’ URLs not matching any rule on their website’s robots.txt file.

Additionally, make sure that the page on your own website the backlink points to doesn’t match a rule on your site’s own robots.txt

If all that checks out, you can go to Ahrefs.com and set up a free account and see if Ahrefs can detect the backlink.

Something else to check out is DaniWeb’s SEO backlink checker at https://www.daniweb.com/tools/backlinks

To use the tool, enter your own domain name as well as a list of URLs that you expect your backlinks to appear on. It will check each of the URLs and make sure that there are no meta noindex tags, http noindex, robots.txt rules, etc., and if there’s any technical reason why the backlink shouldn’t be found, so you don’t have to do all of that manually.

How can I indexed backlink instantly. I am building backlinks, but the backlinks are not being indexed. Please give positive feedback.

On-page SEO can be more beneficial. The following tips will definitely help you boost traffic.

• Create high-quality, relevant content
• Optimize for mobile devices
• Engage in strategic link-building activities

nice post!

Use keywords in anchor text. Commit to regular link building. Build links from relevant websites. Create infographics and other visual assets.

You may wish to edit or delete your post above since it LEAKED your gmail address and more.

Thank you. It seems based on the email on Friday, they got mad I reposted it to spam.

The same supposed police department has contacted previously. I attached the recent emails.

I have blocked the email on my Gmail account, any new emails get sent to spam. I received one Friday afternoon. I know I can just delete my spam emails but would like to have it deleted. Would I need to unblock the email address and set a rule that emails from that address get deleted and not sent to spam or can I leave it blocked and do a rule so that these emails get deleted from spam so I don’t see that they sent new replies? This is regarding gmail, and the email I’m receiving is from a gmail email address.

You have the itemtype set to a VideoObject but, as you point out, only sometimes is there actually an .mp4 file. The rest of the time, it's a static image such as a png, jpg, or jpeg. Google probably doesn't trust your meta tags since they are inaccurate half the time.

I’ll take a look at this tomorrow. I’m currently in bed :)

BUMP. Anyone can help with this issue ? :/

There is no way of determining the owner of an email address, especially from a free service such as GMail. Anyone can sign up for a free gmail account and purport to be anyone. However, if you're getting emails from a scammer, forward them to abuse@gmail.com so that GMail can follow up and take the appropriate action (e.g. shut down the GMail account).

The police email scam is well known. That's about all you need to know that it's the scam of note.
Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1b592gr/is_this_real/ r/Scams has many other scams of note.

Worth noting:

1. Do not track them down.
2. Ignore, block and report as spam.
3. No police use a Gmail account.

I have been receiving emails from a gmail email address, I tried doing reverse searches on it but not coming up anything. I have a feeling it may be the scammers posing as a police department. Is there anyway I can determine the owner of the email address or its validity?

I would say

1. Create high-quality, valuable content that naturally attracts backlinks from authoritative websites in your industry.
2. Engage in strategic outreach, guest blogging, and participate in relevant communities can also help build quality links.

Google has, however, noted that they simply don't follow nofollow links. So while nofollow links likely don't have a direct impact on your SEO, they can affect your website traffic

The first thing that comes to mind is that Google doesn't, because they don't have to. They can save all the nofollows for a third party, and still be telling the truth.

Google -> follow -> done.
Google -> nofollow -> save -> done.
save <- NSA -> done.
NSA -> follow -> done.
NSA -> Google -> done.

Hello everyone, i am not able to fix this issue in the Search Console Video is not the main content of the page but actually it is!

When you enter in my product page the first thing that appears is the video it self! (hosted on imgur platform)

I even added additional Schema video tags but that seems is useless.

here is the code i am using:

P.S: $image4 variable sometimes can contain video link or image link.

<?php if (!empty($image4)): ?>
    <div class="swiper-slide">
        <div class="dz-media" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/VideoObject">
            <?php
            if (pathinfo($image4, PATHINFO_EXTENSION) === 'mp4') {
                // Display a video if the link points to an MP4 file
                echo '<meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="' . $image1 . '">';
                echo '<meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="' . $image4 . '">';
                echo '<video controls width="100%" height="auto" poster="' . $image1 . '" itemprop="video">';
                echo '<source src="' . $image4 . '" type="video/mp4">';
                echo 'Your browser does not support the video tag.';
                echo '</video>';
            } elseif (in_array(pathinfo($image4, PATHINFO_EXTENSION), array('png', 'jpg', 'jpeg'))) {
                // Display an image if the link points to a PNG, JPG, or JPEG file
                echo '<img src="' . $image4 . '" alt="' . $product_tags . '">';
            }
            ?>
            <meta itemprop="name" content="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($product_name); ?>">
            <meta itemprop="description" content="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($product_description); ?>">
            <meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="<?php echo date('c', strtotime($upload_date)); ?>">
        </div>
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

please anyone with the knowledge how to fix this problem

here is a link to a product page on my website
https://www.kupisi.mk/product/за-дома/сунгер-за-чистење-прашина/48

@Dani please remove the backlinks if possible, so my site doesn't get indexed …

This doesn't matter as much in terms of SEO and as per my experience it ain't a ranking signal, it just help the users to open the website if they search it using "www". Adding on, it just help you in technical aspects.

Changing your website from non-www to www can have benefits for SEO consistency and branding, but the impact may vary depending on your specific circumstances. It's generally considered a good practice for long-term SEO, as it can help standardize your URL structure and improve domain authority. However, it's important to implement proper redirects and inform search engines of the change to avoid any negative effects on existing rankings. Overall, if done correctly, the change can be beneficial for your website's SEO in the long run.

You've nailed it! Effective link building involves high-quality content, guest blogging, broken link opportunities, social media promotion, and influencer collaboration. Quality beats quantity, and staying updated on search engine algorithm changes is essential.