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PrestaShop GSC error priority list

Here’s a clear, action-oriented PrestaShop Google Search Console (GSC) error priority list, ordered by SEO impact + urgency, so you know what to fix first and what can wait.

HIGH PRIORITY (Fix Immediately)
Pages Not Indexed (Server error / Redirect error / Blocked)

Impact: Pages won’t rank at all

Check in GSC:
Pages → Why pages aren’t indexed

Fix first because:

Google cannot crawl or index these URLs

PrestaShop Fix

Fix 500 errors (check server logs)
Resolve redirect loops
Check robots.txt blocking
Enable canonical URLs
404 Errors (Not Found)

Impact: Lost traffic + crawl budget waste

Fix order

Deleted products
Deleted categories
Old URLs from previous themes/modules

Best Fix

301 redirect → relevant product/category
Remove internal links pointing to 404s
Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical

Impact: Ranking dilution

Common in PrestaShop

Filter URLs
Sorting parameters
Same product multiple URLs

Fix

Shop Parameters → Traffic & SEO
Set canonical URL to product

Block URL parameters in GSC
Avoid indexed filter URLs
Crawled – Currently Not Indexed

Impact: Google ignoring pages

Main reasons

Thin content
Too many similar URLs
No internal links

Fix

Improve product descriptions
Add FAQ & reviews
Add internal links
Request indexing
MEDIUM PRIORITY (Fix Within 1–2 Weeks)
Soft 404 Errors

Impact: Poor UX + ranking drop

PrestaShop Causes

Empty categories
Out-of-stock products with 200 status

Fix

Redirect discontinued products
Use real 404 for removed pages
Avoid “No products found” pages
Structured Data Errors (Product Schema)

Impact: Loss of rich results

Common Errors

Missing price
Missing availability
Invalid image

Fix

Validate schema
Ensure Product → Offer → Price, Availability
Use ImageObject for images (best practice )
Sitemap Errors

Impact: Slower indexing

Fix

Regenerate sitemap
Remove 404 / redirected URLs
Submit correct sitemap URL in GSC
LOW PRIORITY (Optimization Stage)
Core Web Vitals (LCP / CLS / INP)

Impact: Ranking factor but not blocking

Fix

Enable CCC
Optimize images (WebP)
Lazy load images
Reduce JS
Alternate Page with Proper Canonical

Impact: Informational

Action

No fix needed if canonical is correct
Indexed but Blocked by robots.txt

Impact: Google confusion

Fix

Allow CSS & JS
Avoid blocking important pages accidentally
Recommended Fix Order (Simple)

Server / Redirect / Blocked
404 Errors
Duplicate & Canonical Issues
Crawled – Not Indexed
Soft 404
Schema Errors
Sitemap
Core Web Vitals

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