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    • innovativekrishna1
      innovativekrishna1 last edited by

      Hello Everyone,

      I have wordpress site Which is from last 20 days generating links like For Example

      http://www.domainname.com/game/965/wiki/キャラクター図鑑_レアリティ(★★★)_【ID:675】ワッツ・ステップニー

      htttp://www.domainname.com/nkpghfu_13356_gvgjq_tfjhnkt_jsj_296_82566_673_567_245

      This is screenshot of webmaster tools http://prnt.sc/ccwh0e

      can please any expert check & Tell How this Link i am getting, Also What are steps i need take for removing this Errors, As it is harming my sites Flow As well As Rankings.

      Thanx in Advance

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      • Andy.Drinkwater
        Andy.Drinkwater last edited by

        That is an odd one and I would be investigating a few areas to start with.

        1. Contact your web hosts and ask them if they can see what is causing this
        2. Disable every plugin to see if this helps
        3. Have you noticed a bit jump in external links pointing to your site?
        4. Is there anything that has been added to the site recently that could be causing it?

        -Andy

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        • seoman10
          seoman10 last edited by

          Possibly an exploit of some kind?

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          • MikeRoberts
            MikeRoberts last edited by

            Where do you see it generating this? Is it listed as a 404 on your site and does search console show it as originating on any specific pages on your site? It could be a generic 404 where someone is linking (purposefully or accidentally) to your site. It could be malicious (but that would be hard to tell from the information provided).

            As to what that string of code is doing.... that happens when there is a UTF-8 encoding issue. Sometimes its as simple as a space showing up as %20.

            In your case, its the UTF for キャラクター図鑑_レアリティ(★★★)_【ID:675】ワッツ・ステップニー which translates to Character picture book _ rarity (★★★) _ [ ID: 675 ] Watts Stepney.

            Not sure if that helps clarify things.

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            • innovativekrishna1
              innovativekrishna1 @Andy.Drinkwater last edited by

              Hello Andy

              Thank you so much For answer, have disabled All plugins, can you tell me any plugins by which i can get to know this error, because of this types of link I total lost my ranking as well As All my traffic,. When i search in google it shows like attached screen shot please check http://prntscr.com/cep30j & suggest me What to do

              thnx

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