Hey there, I’m JL
I’m a WordPress SEO Consultant specializing in website maintenance, technical SEO, and streamlining WordPress solutions for local SEO agencies and their clients. As the founder of Small Business Fanatics, we focus on optimizing websites for speed, security, and ease of management.
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How to fix: Issues with hreflang values
/by JL FaverioIssue: Your hreflang tags, which help Google show the right language or country version of your site, have the wrong codes. Fix: Use the correct two-letter language codes (ISO 639-1) and country codes (ISO 3166-1). Double-check your codes to make […]
How to fix: AMP pages with no canonical tag
/by JL FaverioEnsure proper linking between AMP and non-AMP pages to avoid duplicate content issues. Add a Canonical Tag Establish the original version of your content using the canonical tag. For pages with both AMP and non-AMP versions, place the canonical tag […]
How to fix: Size of HTML on a page is too large
/by JL FaverioQuick fixes to enhance page load speed by minimizing the HTML code size. Minify HTML Code Streamline your code by removing spaces, line breaks, and comments. Use tools like HTML Minifier to automate this process. Optimize Inline Scripts and Styles […]
How to fix: Pages with no viewport tag
/by JL FaverioIssue: Missing viewport tags make your site look unoptimized on mobile devices, potentially hurting user experience and mobile rankings. Fix: Add a viewport meta tag to each page to ensure proper scaling on mobile devices. Test the page on a […]
How to fix: Pages with a WWW resolve issue
/by JL FaverioIssue: If your site can be accessed with or without “www” (e.g., both www.example.com and example.com), search engines might treat these as separate pages, splitting SEO value between them and hurting rankings. Fix: Decide which version (with or without “www”) […]
How to fix: Incorrect pages found in sitemap.xml
/by JL FaverioIssue: Your sitemap.xml should only list clean URLs that lead directly to unique, active pages. Including redirects, duplicate content, or error pages (non-200 status codes) can confuse search engines, waste crawl resources, or even get your sitemap rejected. Fix: Go […]
How to fix: Format errors in sitemap.xml files
/by JL FaverioIssue: A sitemap.xml file with formatting errors can’t be read by search engines, which may cause them to ignore it entirely. This means they could miss important pages on your site, impacting your search visibility and indexing. Fix: Use the […]
How to fix: Format errors in Robots.txt file
/by JL FaverioIssue: Errors in your robots.txt file can block search engines from important pages or expose private content. Misconfigurations here can harm your search rankings and SEO efforts. Fix: Use Google’s robots.txt Tester to find and fix errors in your robots.txt […]
How to fix: Pages returning 5XX status code
/by JL FaverioIssue: Pages with 5xx status codes (server errors) can’t be accessed by users or search engines, hurting user experience and SEO. Prolonged issues can lead to a drop in traffic. Fix: Identify and resolve the root causes of the server […]
How to fix: Pages with duplicate meta descriptions
/by JL FaverioIssue: Duplicate meta descriptions make it harder for search engines and users to distinguish your pages, wasting opportunities for relevant keywords. Fix: Write a unique and relevant meta description for each page. Tip: Unique meta descriptions improve SEO and help […]