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[SOLVED] An AMP component 'script' tag is present, but unused - Search Console issue for wordpress website

I Encounter this issue "An AMP component 'script' tag is present, but unused." in my search console for a wordpress website. 

I was using "Newspaper 9" wordpress theme with AMP enabled with the help of plugin provided by NEWSPAPER THEME. Everything was going good until i got this error.


An AMP component 'script' tag is present, but unused.

It was clear the error was due to a change in my website code. I recently got Adsense approval for my website and it was pretty clear that it was due to "AMP ADS". 

I think that my website was adsense approved a few days ago and this could be the reason that AMP-ADS were not setup properly. I used GOOGLE SITE KIT to implement Auto Ads as well as inserting the Ad-code for Adsense approval. 

How I solved This Issue

I tried many ways to implement amp-ads with the help of AMP Plugin provided by newspaper, Google Site kit. I also tried many Amp settings in my Adsense Dashboard.

Luckily 1 thing worked for me. I deactivated the GOOGLE SITE KIT wordpress plugin and then sent the webpages for validation process inside google search console and it showed me a success message and the validation was started.

After submitting for validation process inside search console I activated my Google Site Kit Plugin but this time I configured Analytics, Pagespeed and search console and left the adsense configuration. 


This is how i solved my AMP ADS issue " An AMP component 'script' tag is present, but unused".

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