[Important] Is It a New Issue in Google Search Console?

rahulthepcl

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Anyone recently started getting *Bad escape sequence in string* error in Google search console?

The issue is mainly arising on FAQ section of the article.

Does anyone know how to fix this issue?

 

Ramazan

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• #2

Use schema validator for source code that page. And you can find the problem

 

rahulthepcl

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• #3

Ramazan said:

Use schema validator for source code that page. And you can find the problem

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I already did and it shows issue in either the Question of FAQ or in the answer.

 

Ramazan

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How can i help without code or ss ?

 

Steptoe

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Do you have non-ascii characters in the question or answer? Backslashes?

 

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rahulthepcl said:

Does anyone know how to fix this issue?

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This is not a generic issue. You must analyze and fix the broken JSON one by one. If you are using a Schema generator through a Wordpress plugin, the original content might be the one that is injecting the wrong escape characters.

For example, in this case, guy was using an escape character \x26 which is not compliant
https://support.google.com/webmaste...nce-in-string-schema-markup-through-gtm?hl=en
You should be analysis by yourself which escape characters are you using wrongly.

 

rahulthepcl

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The issue is fixed now. The schema plugin's latest version was having issue. I rolled back to previous version & issue got resolved immediately.