What are format archives?
Post format archives in WordPress are collections of posts grouped by their assigned post formats, such as images, links or quotes. For example, an “Image” post format archive would display all posts categorized under the “Image” format.
Why do you need to disable the post format archives?
Disabling post format archives is a good idea because they don’t help visitors find what they’re looking for. From an SEO perspective, it’s also beneficial to turn off these archives to avoid potential duplicate content issues and not unnecessarily create more URLs on your site.
How do you disable the post format archives?
- Go to your WordPress dashboard
- Hover over Yoast SEO and click on “Settings”
- In settings, click on “Advanced”
- Then click on “Format archives”
- Then switch off the enable format archives switch
Why is this a recommendation?
Ravi’s Recommendations are here to keep your site smooth and efficient. By turning off the post format archives you help your visitors find what they are looking for and you help your SEO by eliminating the duplicate content problem.