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Hello,

We apologize for the issue you are facing with getting your videos indexed by Google. It seems that the videos on your site are not being recognized as being on a dedicated watch page, which is essential for indexing.

Rank Math can indeed help you with adding Schema Markup to your site, including Video Schema. This allows you to provide explicit information about your videos, which can improve their chances of being indexed correctly. Here’s how you can add Video Schema using Rank Math:

1. Enable the Schema Module: First, ensure that the Schema module is enabled in Rank Math by navigating to Rank Math SEO → Dashboard in your WordPress admin area.
   

2. Edit Your Post or Page: Go to the edit page for the post where your video is located and click Edit.
   

3. Add Video Schema: You can add the Video Schema type by using the Rank Math settings in the Gutenberg sidebar or through the classic editor. Make sure to include all relevant details such as the video description, thumbnail URL, upload date, and duration.

4. Check for Paywall Issues: Since your content is behind a paywall, ensure that you are using structured data for paywalled content to prevent crawl issues. This will help Google understand that the content is accessible under certain conditions.

5. Use URL Inspection Tool: After making these changes, use Google’s URL inspection tool to check if the video is showing up correctly in the rendered HTML.

For more detailed guidance on adding Video Schema, you can refer to our documentation on Video Schema Type and Auto-Detect & Auto-Fetch Video Data.

If you continue to experience issues, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so we can assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
Video Schema Type » Rank Math
How to Auto-Detect & Auto-Fetch Video Data for Video Schema and Sitemap » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention.

Please note that the “Video is not the main content of the page” is a recent error Google started showing on Google Search Console where Google requires that the video be the main or primary content on the page for it to show your video in video mode, not just as video thumbnails in the search results.

According to Google:

The video is not the main content or primary focus for this page; only videos that are the main content of the page are eligible for indexing. Here are some examples of page types where the video is supplementary to the textual content, and not the primary focus of the page:”

– A blog post where the video is complementary to the text rather than the primary content of the page
– A product details page with a complementary video
– A video category page that lists multiple videos of equal prominence

We would recommend you follow this thread where Google product experts have discussed the solution to this error: https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/252395207/observation-video-is-not-the-main-content-of-the-page?hl=en

Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
 
Thank you.

Hello,

If your videos are not being indexed as expected, Google likely considers them supplementary content rather than the primary focus of the page. Adding “video” to the title and URL might help, but it’s not a guaranteed solution.

If your content is more article-based with videos as supporting material, adding an Article Schema could be a good idea. Rank Math PRO allows you to add multiple schemas to a page.

You can set the default schema of your posts to the Article schema and then use the bulk action feature to apply the default schema to already existing posts.

Alternatively, you can apply custom Schema templates via Rank Math’s Schema Templates feature.

We hope this helps. Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns.

Thank you.