[Resolved] Google mobile friendly test fails – text to small

[Stefan]

Hi,

yes I am running the test within Google Search Console. If I am using the tool https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly without login in into Google Search Console, everything is fine (all my pages pass the mobile friendly test).

If I´m using the test within search console (logged in), the test failed.

Not sure what to do?

Best regards

Stefan

[Tom]

It’s very difficult for us to provide a solution without seeing the issue directly, unfortunately. What if you run the test using Lighthouse?: https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/

[Stefan]

Hi Tom,

I will give it a try and thanks for the tip. Did not know the tool.

Thanks.

Stefan

[Stefan]

Hi,

I have changed here and there some settings. I have also deactivated the data protection plugin (DSGVO-Tool) and installed Cookie-Notice instead.

All tests went ok so far.

I did realize a problem on one of my old iPhone 4 (Potrait, Safari Browser). The main navigation is not fully visible (Search-Symbol and Menu-Selection is outside the screen).
Screenshot iphone4:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B54NnUVfTWQPU2pIMi0tc3c4bndWOVkzVnBrMHBYenRnXzJZ/view?usp=sharing

On an iPhone 6 using Chrome there is a line poping up during scrolling. I have done also a screenshot:
iPhone 6

Not sure if this is relatad to the mobile friendly issue but I would like to be on the save side. Maybe this is just minor problems.

Thanks again for investing your time.

Stefan

[Tom]

Hi there,

Usually, that’s caused by something in your content forcing the screen to be too wide. Does it happen on a fresh page with no content?

[Stefan]

Hi Tom,

with regards to the issue about the navigation moving out of the screen on iPhone 4:
– I have created an empty page. Still the same symptom.

https://www.englischer-garten-muenchen-infos.de/allgemein/empty-page/

Best regards

Steafn

[Tom]

Hmm, I don’t have an iPhone 4, so I’m trying to replicate it elsewhere. Does it only happen in Safari, or does it happen in Chrome as well?

[Stefan]

Hi,

I have only Safari installed.

Best regards

Stefan

[Stefan]

Hi Tom,

thanks for taking care.

Just to add to my previous message. I am assuming the problem is not the iPhone itself. It´s more the screen size.
If I am correct:
89 mm (3,5″),
3:2-Format,
960 × 640 Pixel (326 ppi),
Maybe this helps.

If you do not heard issues from other users, please treat the issue with low priority (if at all).

Best regards

Stefan

[Tom]

Can you try installing Chrome as well? I’d like to know if it’s Safari-related or not.

Let me know 🙂

[Stefan]

Hi Tom,

unfortunatelly it is not possible to install Chrome as it requires IOS 11x or higher.
iPhone 4 stopped providing updates until IOS 7.x.

So, let´s not follwo that route anymore.

I have requested a recrawling and I will report if anything get´s better with regards to mobile friendly test.

I´ll keep you posted.

Stefan

[Tom]

Sounds good! 🙂

[Stefan]

Hello Tom, David and Community,

today I can report success. All pages have passed the mobile test and everything seems to be all right agian.

Here are my findings:

The good news and I believe for you and all of us: the issue had nothing to do with the Generate Press template itself.

I had a certain plugin under suspicon (a GDPR Plugin – https://wp-dsgvo.eu/). It is actually a very powerfull plugin but from the code perspective very rich.
I disabled the plugin and replaced it with a new Cockie Policy plugin from dfactory: https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-notice/

After a while all sites have been re-crawled and everything works fine again.

Thanks again for investing your time and I am hopping other users can benefit a little bit from my findings.

Greeting from Munich

Stefan

[Tom]

Awesome, glad you got it working 🙂

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