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PrestaaShop how to fix Search Console Issues

Here are practical, PrestaShop-specific steps to fix common Google Search Console issues. I will keep everything simple and directly applicable to PrestaShop sites.


1. Fix “Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt”

Cause

Your robots.txt is blocking URLs that Google still found.

Fix

  1. Go to your PrestaShop back office.
  2. Shop Parameters → Traffic & SEO
  3. Click Generate robots.txt
  4. Save.

If custom rules needed:

Allow important pages:

Allow: /modules/
Allow: /themes/

Do NOT block:

/product
/category
/content
/sitemap.xml

2. Fix “Duplicate Meta Descriptions / Titles”

PrestaShop sometimes creates duplicate titles for:

  • Pagination
  • Filters
  • CMS pages

Fix

  1. In Traffic & SEO → SEO & URLs
  2. Edit Category, Product, CMS templates.
  3. Use dynamic tags in Meta Title:
    {meta_title} | {shop_name}
    

Install free module:

Pretty URL / Remove IDs module
SEO Canonical URL Fixer


3. Fix “Crawled – Currently Not Indexed”

This happens when:

  • Thin content
  • Duplicate URLs from filters
  • Slow website

Fix

(A) Disable “filter URLs” indexing

Go to:
Advanced Parameters → Performance → CCC
Disable “Friendly URLs for filters” if enabled.

(B) Improve content

Add 150–300 words unique text on:

  • Category pages
  • Important landing pages

(C) Speed Optimization

Use:

  • Page cache module
  • Image compression module
  • Cloudflare CDN

4. Fix “Soft 404”

Google thinks your page has no value.

Fix:

  • Add unique product description
  • Add at least 1 image
  • Avoid empty categories (add text + products)

5. Fix “404 – Not Found”

Occurs when products deleted or URLs changed.

Fix options:

A) Redirect using PrestaShop

Go to:
Shop Parameters → Traffic & SEO → Redirects

B) Use .htaccess

Example:

Redirect 301 /old-product-url/ https://example.com/new-product-url/

C) For deleted products

In PrestaShop → Product page → Redirect when deleted
Choose:
✔ Redirect to category
✔ Redirect to similar product


6. Fix “Server Error (5xx)”

Caused by:

  • Hosting issues
  • PHP memory limit
  • Bad modules

Fix:

  1. Increase PHP memory limit to 512MB
  2. Disable recently installed modules
  3. Regenerate .htaccess
  4. Check hosting error logs

7. Fix “Mobile Usability Errors”

Such as:

  • Text too small
  • Elements too close
  • Content wider than screen

Fix:

  1. Switch to a responsive theme (Warehouse, Transformer recommended)
  2. Test pages:
    Use URL Inspection → View Tested Page → Screenshot
  3. Fix CSS issues:
    img, iframe { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
    

8. Fix “Schema Markup Errors”

Usually caused by theme modules.

Fixes:

  • Use Google Rich Snippet Module
  • Use JSON-LD schema generator module
  • Ensure product schema has:
    • name
    • image (use ImageObject)
    • price
    • availability
    • SKU
    • brand
    • offers

Let me know — I can generate optimized Product + Category + Breadcrumb JSON-LD for your store.


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✔ Error type
✔ Example URL

I will give exact PrestaShop fixes for those URLs.

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