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Why does Google search console show something else then the real homepage?

3 replies · Started by Max on June 10, 2021

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Hi if i test my website in Google Search console you can also see a screenshot of the Google Bot.
There you see something else then the real homepage. How is this possible?

Hi there,

that means google is having difficulty loading the necessary stylesheets and javascript required to render the page.
I ran a mobile friendly test to check the site:

https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly?utm_source=gws&utm_medium=onebox&utm_campaign=suit&id=-OjFw-4uNQBaq1Mj_taZrQ

And it passed the test. But there were some Issues ( View Details ) loading some resources. All of which report the Other Error. Which generally means that the site required more resources then Google had at the time of testing. Google resources fluctuate depending on how busy there servers are. To ensure this doesn't happen you should look at optimizing the site.

So i ran a Page Speed Insight test to see what was going on:

https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.strijkerverf-wonen.nl%2F&tab=mobile

There are several opportunities for improvement.

Couple of things you can do in the Theme first - go to Customizer > General and:

1. Set the Structure to Flexbox
2. Set the Icon Type to SVG.

Make sure to clear any caches after making these changes.

Other issues:

1. Fonts - locally loading fonts will reduce their render blocking. You can do that manually:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-local-fonts/

OR automatically using the OMGF Plugin.

2. Review your images - there are a lot images that could be better optimized before uploading.

Thanks david

You're welcome

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