XF 2.3 Lots of 404 dead links /data/local/icons/

[PhineasD]

With the latest XF updates I'm getting lots of broken links in Google Search Console. They all have this structure:

https://mysite.com/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1739379069

https://mysite.com/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1739379062

https://mysite.com/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1739379422

[...]

Also with:

https://mysite.com/js/__SENTINEL__?_v=7dd9f374

https://mysite.com/js/__SENTINEL__?_v=2b6a09a0

https://mysite.com/js/__SENTINEL__?_v=de64306e

[...]

And

https://mysite.com/styles/fa/__VARIANT__/__NAME__.svg?v=5.15.3

https://mysite.com/styles/fa/__VARIANT__/__NAME__.svg?v=5.15.3

[...]


Is there any way to fix this so as not to waste crawl budget?

 

[Digital Doctor]

they are there for development purposes.

see here

XF 2.3 Thread 'Problem with helper_js_global? No __VARIANT__.svg icon?'

Jan 19, 2025

I see this error in my error_log and found the relevant code in the helper_js_global -- Unsure how to fix though?

2025/01/19 15:02:28 [error] 13660#13660: *157522 open() "/home/nginx/domains/sitename.com/public/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg" failed (2: No such file or directory), client: 162.158.42.110, server: sitename.com, request: "GET /data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1737320447 HTTP/2.0", host: "www.sitename.com"

• ekool
• Replies: 6
• Forum: Troubleshooting and problems

 

[jgaulard]

With the latest XF updates I'm getting lots of broken links in Google Search Console. They all have this structure:

https://mysite.com/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1739379069

https://mysite.com/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1739379062

https://mysite.com/data/local/icons/__VARIANT__.svg?v=1739379422

[...]

Also with:

https://mysite.com/js/__SENTINEL__?_v=7dd9f374

https://mysite.com/js/__SENTINEL__?_v=2b6a09a0

https://mysite.com/js/__SENTINEL__?_v=de64306e

[...]

And

https://mysite.com/styles/fa/__VARIANT__/__NAME__.svg?v=5.15.3

https://mysite.com/styles/fa/__VARIANT__/__NAME__.svg?v=5.15.3

[...]


Is there any way to fix this so as not to waste crawl budget?

Have you ever found a solution for this? The number of 404s is ridiculous. Thanks.