Video indexing error

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    Hi, after an update Search Console stopped indexing the video post of my website, the error is “Video is not the main content of the page” the post template hasn’t changed so this is something unexpected. We use FV Player as our default video player.

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  • Hello, I’m sorry to hear about the issue you’re facing with Search Console not indexing your video posts and showing the error “Video is not the main content of the page.” This error typically occurs when Google cannot determine the prominent video on the page due to sizing issues.

    To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the video’s height and width meet Google’s requirements. If the video is too tall, you should reduce its height to 1080px or below. If the video is too small, increase both the height and width to at least 140px each, with the width being at least one-third of the webpage’s width.

    You can follow these steps to resize your video:

    1. Inspect the affected webpage in Google Search Console by pasting the URL into the URL Inspection tool.
      Inspect the webpage URL in Google Search Console

    2. Click on TEST LIVE URL and then VIEW TESTED PAGE to access a screenshot of your webpage.
      Navigate to screenshot

    3. Use the screenshot as a guide to resize the affected video within the borders of the webpage.

    After resizing your video, it’s essential to follow best practices to ensure Google detects and understands the updated video’s relevance to the content on the page.

    If you have any further questions or need assistance during this process, please feel free to ask. We’re here to help!

    Sources:
    How to Fix ‘Google Could Not Determine the Prominent Video on the Page’ Error » Rank Math
    Using Video Sitemaps in Rank Math
    How to Fix ‘Blocked by robots.txt’ Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
    Automatically Add Video Schema To Your Existing Posts » Rank Math

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

    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 do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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