Breadcrumbs error in GSC: 1 invalid item detected

  • Resolved cameliafilip

    (@cameliafilip)


    3 years, 8 months ago

    I just saw that the Google Search Console recorded an error in the Breadcrumbs menu: Either “name” or “item.name” should be specified.

    The details can be seen in this screenshot: https://tinyurl.com/ygo5h6db

    I’ve also looked at the settings for Breadcrumbs in the Yoast SEO plugin and found they’re turned on:

    https://tinyurl.com/yh82pzj3

    I don’t know exactly what to do to fix this. Can you please help?

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Support devnihil

    (@devnihil)

    @cameliafilip We’re sorry to hear you are experiencing this issue on your site.

    We understand that Google Search Console is reporting a warning saying that ‘either name or item.name should be specified’.

    The Yoast SEO plugin takes the name from the page name. In this case, it could be that the name is missing from your front page. Can you please check the page you’re using as your front page and make sure you’ve added a title to this page?

    If not, does adding the title resolve the issue?

    Thread Starter cameliafilip

    (@cameliafilip)

    Thank you for the quick reply!

    Actually, the page has a title, it’s “home”. The posts have titles, too. I wonder what item doesn’t have a name.

    Plugin Support Maybellyne

    (@maybellyne)

    We’ve checked with our developers and in-house SEO experts, and they’ve confirmed that this is not an actual error being reported by Google’s Rich Results and Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool.

    We’re aware of the reported errors you’re currently seeing in the Google Search Console, SEMrush, and Ahrefs site audit due to the Yoast SEO schema markup for the breadcrumbs.

    Our development team is currently working on enhancing the breadcrumbs schema output to bring the relevant missing properties back. This fix will likely be available in the next update i.e. v16.6 update. Please also do refer to this article regarding the breadcrumb changes we made in v16.2 – https://yoast.com/help/breadcrumb-changes-yoast-seo-16-2/

    Plugin Support devnihil

    (@devnihil)

    We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you require any further assistance please create a new issue.

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