Custom query parameter not defined in target URL - Support

Resolved Dazze Studio
4 years ago

Rank Math business

Hey! Hope all is well.

I received the below email from Google Search Console;

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Sitelinks searchbox issues detected on nighthawks-fk.com

To the owner of nighthawks-fk.com:

Search Console has identified that your site is affected by 1 Sitelinks searchbox issues:

Top Errors

Errors can prevent your page or feature from appearing in Search results. The following errors were found on your site:

Custom query parameter not defined in target URL

We recommend that you fix these issues when possible to enable the best experience and coverage in Google Search.

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I’ve taken a look around the other support tickets and would like you to confirm if the below code should work?

// Rank Math - removing error in Google Console add_filter( 'rank_math/json_ld/search_url', function( $url ) { if ( 'en' === ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE ) { return 'https://www.nighthawks-fk.com/?lang=en&s={search_term_string}'; } return $url; } );

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Many thanks, J

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Miguel
4 years ago

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

We tested your homepage and couldn’t find any error for the Sitelinks Searchbox as you can see here from the test results: https://search.google.com/test/rich-results/result?id=yoQykmKi5SeuY35SHoK2Rg

So, this is either a false positive or it’s happening on other pages on your website.

Having said that, by default our plugin doesn’t add this to any other pages apart from the homepage which is the recommendation from Google, so if it’s happening on other pages it’s likely caused by some other plugin.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any other questions.

Dazze Studio
4 years ago

Rank Math business

Hey Miguel,

Thanks for the reply.

Custom query parameter not defined in target URL

Would the above be related to the Search link? This is on the homepage here https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/6452022?key=4cea5c556e0ba6c0fc9ab2d60c2d0a55

Thanks, Jamie

Dazze Studio
4 years ago

Rank Math business

You can see the error within the console as well https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/image/18587505?key=8b3d188e88279749f89cfa42bf160d27

This link refers to the language switcher. Would it be best discussing with the developer about this or can you recommend a solution?

Reinelle
4 years ago

Hello,

I’ve tested your homepage link with the language URL, and indeed you have an error in the Sitelinks searchbox which is not rendering special characters correctly.

The filter you have provided should fix this issue. Here’s a link to how to use a filter on your site:
https://rankmath.com/kb/filters-hooks-api-developer/#adding-filters-and-hooks-in-rank-math-php

Once done, click the validate fix button then give Google some time to validate the URL.

I hope that helps.

Thank you.

Dazze Studio
3 years, 12 months ago

Rank Math business

Brilliant, thank you very much.

I have added the code snippet following the link. If we have any other issues or it doesn’t ix the problem I will create a new ticket. All the best, Jamie

Reinelle
3 years, 12 months ago

Hello,

Glad that helped.

Please feel free to reach out to us again in case you need any other assistance.

We are here to help.

Thank you.

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