Netlify Support Ticket: Incorrect /de
URL Indexed by Google
Netlify Site Name: cardanomix.netlify.app
Custom Domain: cardanomix.com
Issue: Google is incorrectly indexing https://cardanomix.com/de/
, even though /de/
is not a valid page on my site and is not included in my sitemap.
Issue Details & Steps Taken
Problem:
- Google Search Console shows that
https://cardanomix.com/de/
is indexed, even though there is no/de/
page in my project. - Googlebot still crawls
/de/
, and search results display this URL incorrectly. - Expected behavior:
/de/
should either not exist or properly redirect to/
.
What I Have Tried So Far:
Sitemap & Canonical URL Checks:
- My
sitemap.xml
does not contain/de/
. - The canonical URL is set to
https://cardanomix.com/
(hardcoded in the<head>
).
Netlify Redirects in
netlify.toml
:
I tried adding a forced redirect for /de/
to /
, but Google still indexed the wrong URL:
[[redirects]]
from = "/de/*"
to = "/"
status = 301
force = true
- Result:
/de/
don´t redirects to/
, and Google still thinks it exists.
Checked Google Translate Integration:
- I use Google Translate, but it is not supposed to create URL-based translations (
autoDisplay: false
is set). - I also blocked
/de/
inrobots.txt
:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /de/
Checked Netlify Deployment:
- The issue persists even after a clean deployment.
What I Need Help With
- Why is Netlify serving
/de/
even though it does not exist in my project? - Is there any Netlify setting that could be causing
/de/
to persist? - Could this be an internal Netlify caching issue?
- How can I permanently prevent Google from reindexing
/de/
?
I have tried everything I can think of, but /de/
keeps appearing in search results. Any insights from the Netlify team would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Additional Info:
Site name:
cardanomix.netlify.app
Custom domain:
cardanomix.com
Hosting Platform: Netlify
Build System: Not applicable (static site)
Error message: No errors in Netlify logs, but
/de/
is incorrectly indexed
Thanks in advance for any help from the Netlify team!