Fixed IndexNow error: The key field is required.

[bsd]

Affected version

2.3.0

• ErrorException: IndexNow error: The key field is required.
• src/XF/Error.php:80
• Generated by: Unknown account
• Jul 2, 2024 at 5:03 AM

Stack trace​

#0 src/XF.php(256): XF\Error->logError('IndexNow error:...', false)
#1 src/XF/IndexNow/Api.php(79): XF::logError('IndexNow error:...')
#2 src/XF/IndexNow/Api.php(34): XF\IndexNow\Api->request('/?key=&keyLocat...', Array, 'IndexNow error:...')
#3 src/XF/Job/ContentIndexNow.php(84): XF\IndexNow\Api->index('https://mozodea...')
#4 src/XF/Job/Manager.php(275): XF\Job\ContentIndexNow->run(8)
#5 src/XF/Job/Manager.php(205): XF\Job\Manager->runJobInternal(Array, 8)
#6 src/XF/Job/Manager.php(89): XF\Job\Manager->runJobEntry(Array, 8)
#7 job.php(46): XF\Job\Manager->runQueue(false, 8)
#8 {main}

Request state​

array(4) {
["url"] => string(8) "/job.php"
["referrer"] => string(109) "https://mozodeals.com/threads/nutri...thie-maker-500-watts-3-jar-2-blade-64-off.24/"
["_GET"] => array(0) {
}
["_POST"] => array(0) {
}
}

 

[duderuud]

Contact the developer for this add-on (@AndyB) for support

 

[Old Nick]

Contact the developer for this add-on (@AndyB) for support

This bug is not from an add-on, it's an XF feature.

 

[Old Nick]

I've got the same error once a week.

 

[bsd]

ok thanks

 

[duderuud]

Sorry, you are right. New in 2.3...

 

[Nirjonadda]

I have also same Server error log after enabled option Enable support for IndexNow.

 

[Old Nick]

B

XF 2.3 Thread 'Index now error the key field is required'

Jun 21, 2024

Index now error the key field is required.

Stack trace​

#0 src/XF.php(256): XF\Error->logError('IndexNow error:...', false)
#1 src/XF/IndexNow/Api.php(79): XF::logError('IndexNow error:...')
#2 src/XF/IndexNow/Api.php(34): XF\IndexNow\Api->request('/?key=&keyLocat...', Array, 'IndexNow error:...')
#3 src/XF/Job/ContentIndexNow.php(84): XF\IndexNow\Api->index('https://mozodea...')
#4 src/XF/Job/Manager.php(275): XF\Job\ContentIndexNow->run(8)
#5 src/XF/Job/Manager.php(205): XF\Job\Manager->runJobInternal(Array, 8)
#6 src/XF/Job/Manager.php(89): XF\Job\Manager->runJobEntry(Array...

• bsd
• Replies: 2
• Forum: Troubleshooting and problems

 

[avalanch]

The fix seems to be to disable IndexNow and save. Then re-enable it and it should be cleared up.

 

[JoyFreak]

Confirmed

 

[avalanch]

Confirmed

Do you still have the issue after turning it off and then back on as I posted? For me it cleared things up and I haven't had an error since.

 

[XF Bug Bot]

Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.3.1).

Change log:

Don't try to ping IndexNow if no API key is set

There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.

 

[masmo]

@bsd
Remove Disallow: /community/posts/ from your robot.txt or all your IndexNow links are useless.

M

XF 2.2 Post in thread 'Does XF has a default robots.txt file?'

Jul 24, 2024

You just create one to suit your site and needs.

This is the one from here: https://xenforo.com/robots.txt

Just to say that yesterday Bing reported the indexing problem to me because I have used the robots.txt recommended on this site and used by many others users.

XenForo IndexNow is using links with the format https://sitename.com/posts/123456/ and in the robots.txt file there is Disallow: /posts/
So be careful because this robots.txt blocks all IndexNow links!

I hope I was helpful...

• masmo

 

[Chromaniac]

Ok. So... I am supposed to get IndexNow key now?

IndexNow | Bing Webmaster Tools

www.bing.com

I got it from here. I uploaded the file to root. But I cannot find any option to enter the key in backend anywhere.

 

[Rusty Snippets]

I don’t think you need to have the key, it’s built into the option itself.

 

[Chromaniac]

I mean the fix post above does say Don't try to ping IndexNow if no API key is set

Fixed Post in thread 'IndexNow error: The key field is required.'

Jul 23, 2024

Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.3.1).

Change log:

Don't try to ping IndexNow if no API key is set

There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.

• XF Bug Bot

It has worked out of the box for me so far (not that bing likes my domain so it really does not do anything). I saw that indexnow was also hit after installing to 2.3.1. I just updated to 2.3.2 but no hit in last 30 minutes though I guess it should be working fine. Just confused about the bug bot comment in the above post!

 

[Rusty Snippets]

Ya, I didn’t even see that post, sorry. Have you tried unchecking it, saving, then rechecking it and save again?

 

[Chromaniac]

Just saw a hit from 3 minutes ago on Bing console so I guess it is working without any API configuration so all good I suppose!

 

[Naz]

I mean the fix post above does say Don't try to ping IndexNow if no API key is set

Fixed Post in thread 'IndexNow error: The key field is required.'

Jul 23, 2024

Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.3.1).

Change log:

Don't try to ping IndexNow if no API key is set

There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.

• XF Bug Bot

It has worked out of the box for me so far (not that bing likes my domain so it really does not do anything). I saw that indexnow was also hit after installing to 2.3.1. I just updated to 2.3.2 but no hit in last 30 minutes though I guess it should be working fine. Just confused about the bug bot comment in the above post!

The fix comment refers to a potential case where a job to ping IndexNow about specific content could be queued up but the IndexNow option in the admin panel was disabled. In this case, there's no API key that can be used so the job would fail with the error in the original bug report.

To be clear, you don't need manually do anything other than just enabling the option. This will generate an API key behind the scenes and do the necessary work to expose it to IndexNow when making requests.