Fix - Duplicate / Alternate page with proper CANONICAL tag [SOLVED] 

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Hello Dear, thanks for the comment. So you do not need to worry about that in that case. Google understand how product variation works and if you are using product variations then there is no issue for the products. If you are adding separate product for different colors then it can be issue. Rest don't worry about it too much,it is totally normal. the best thing would be to look at search console report and see which urls are showing there. Don't forget to check other search console video, i am sure they will surely help you with your website SEO.

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Hello Dear, happy to help. So if you have 2 pages with different content then check which is the google chosen canonical for the pages, if those pages are both on your website and content is different then you can use request indexing option to tell google that it is a faux detect. Also check if the canonical tag of one page is not making the canonical to the other pages, they should have the self canonical tag in both of the pages.

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so it seems you might have pages listed outside your sitemap. Check if the pages are there - generate by plugins, orders, data strings etc. 1 am sure 34k pages are the pages with the next pages numbers, variations etc. Watch other videos on series to understand the whole concept about the indexing and management of the pages. there are 5-6 videos but after watching all your queries will be resolved.

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hello, so depends what kind of pages are those. if they are content pages and needs to eb indexed then we need to see that why it is sayign duplicate. if there are some pages which should not be included like theme code pages or non essential urls then if is good to disallow then. that will be save your crawl budget. Rest if the pages are not important then you can always ignore those pages!

Hello, okay so I can understand that it can be very complicated. but google is right at it's logic. Why the url's are same? I know most of the websites make a page for example /contact/ in english and /de/contact/ for dutch. What I think it should be done. 1) Change the translation page url to the local language for example de/kontakt/ 2) Add the local title and meta description different from the other translation and try to make it unique. 3) Ensure that the content on your language pages is unique and substantially different. Avoid duplicating large blocks of content across multiple versions. Each language or regional page should provide unique and relevant information. Try to make the different language page as unique as possible. Use a different image, heading . more of less headings.

Thank you for your reply!@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE We have implemeted Translate Press plugin which automatically adds en_gb etc country codes in the url but my challenge is these pages are not getting indexed. We want our products to be shown in other countries and hreflang tag helps with that hence we implemented TranslatePress. Any insight on this?

did you tried testing the url dierctly and live status, sometimes pages are indexed but shows not indexed. It is really hard to give you exact info without seesin all the backend and pages.

Thanks for your comment, so this is something you find in GSC - Google search console not in GA ;)

@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE ah thank you!

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hello Sara, so it is little complicate to say something without looking at actual report. More details will be helpful.

Disallowing pages through robots. txt doesn't guarantee immediate removal from search results. Here's a breakdown of the timeline: Cache Refresh: Search engines like Google cache the robots.txt file, typically for a day or so. So, it might take a day or two for Google to recognize your recent changes. Crawling and Re-indexing: Even after recognizing the changes, Google needs to recrawl the disallowed pages and re-process them based on your instructions. This crawling process can take time, especially for large websites. So, a few days is a normal timeframe to see the effects of your robots.txt changes. However, there could be reasons why you're still seeing errors: Large Number of URLs: With 4k URLs, it might take Google longer to recrawl and update its index. Previously Indexed Pages: If these pages were previously indexed, Google might consider them valuable and keep them in the index for a while despite the robots.txt disallow. Here are some suggestions: Monitor Robots.txt: Use tools like Google Search Console to monitor if Google is recognizing your robots.txt directives. Wait for Recrawling: Give it more time, especially if you have a large website. Consider Removal Request: If it's urgent, explore submitting a removal request through Google Search Console for the specific URLs you want to be removed faster. This is separate from robots.txt and might expedite the process. As for the duplicate pages with "?pr_prod_strat" parameter, robots.txt can handle these. You can use wildcards in your disallow directive to block all URLs containing that parameter. For example, a directive like Disallow: /*?pr_prod_strat would disallow all URLs containing "?pr_prod_strat".

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hello, so it means that another page is choose as a canonical url. try to find out if the other page has the same content like this oen, if not then check in settings that if the forced canonical tag is applied. end of the day it's on google then which page it shoes to chose as canonical and index on search engine. Watch the video again and you will understand the issue. give more details so that i can investigate it further

t sounds like you might be encountering an issue with your 301 redirect or the way Google is interpreting it. Here are some steps to troubleshoot and fix the "alternative page error" you're seeing: 1. Verify the 301 Redirect: Double-check that the 301 redirect is set up correctly and points to the exact URL of your new page. There shouldn't be any typos or extra characters. You can use a website like www.whynopadlock.com/ to test the 301 redirect and see if it's functioning properly. 2. Check for Redirect Chains: Avoid redirect chains where one page redirects to another, which redirects to another, and so on. This can confuse search engines. Ensure the 301 redirect goes directly from your old default WordPress page to the new target page. 3. Inspect the New Page in Search Console: Use Google Search Console (search.google.com/search-console/about) to inspect the new page specifically. Look for any crawl errors or indexing issues related to the new URL. 4. Consider the "Alternative Page" Interpretation: The "alternative page error" might not necessarily mean Google has indexed another page instead. It could be interpreting your 301 redirect in a way that suggests there's an alternative version of the content available. While resubmitting for indexing can't hurt, it might not be the solution here. Recommendations: Fix the 301 Redirect: If you find any issues with the redirect setup, correct them immediately. Disavow Conflicting Redirects (if applicable): If there were previous redirects for the same URL, you might need to disavow them in Search Console to prevent confusion. Monitor Indexing Status: Keep an eye on your new page's indexing status in Search Console. It might take some time for Google to re-crawl and understand the 301 redirect properly. Consider a Canonical Tag (Optional): You can add a canonical tag to your new page pointing to itself. This reinforces that this is the primary version of the content. However, since you already have a 301 redirect, this might not be strictly necessary.

Now after submitting it for indexing it has changed to "Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user". Any suggestions on how to overcome this?

see in the report that which is the canonical chosen by the google and then you will know why that is the preferred one.

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Hello, so you need to see where they are coming from. Seems they are some version management of pages. Try to find the plugin/ theme is creating those and disable them from there . hit on the cause of the issue to have right solution.

no you are saying to google with 301 redirect that this is the new url. Google understand that.

hello, so AMP is outdated and not very useful. Just switch site without AMP and then wait for few weeks those url's will be gone. Don't worry about this issue too much!

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Thanks brother, agree google needs a lot of improvement at identifying pages and showing the reports 🔥🔥

No, you generally don't need to add a 301 redirect for URLs with the amp= parameter before removing it. Here's why: AMP URLs are separate: AMP pages are considered separate versions of your original web pages. They have different URLs with the amp= parameter. Focus on canonical: The important factor for SEO is the canonical URL, which points to the main version of your webpage (the one without amp=). Ensure your canonical URLs correctly reference the non-AMP versions. Google handles AMP removal: When you remove the AMP version of a page, Google will eventually stop indexing it. There's no need for an additional redirect on your end.

@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE same for no_amp=mobile too??

yes , for all amp pages.

yes, for any amp pages;

Hello, So if those urls are not longer on website and you have not related urls then do not worry about it. Either request for removal or wait for few weeks upto few months and google will remove those from their database.

@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE Yes I understand but is that going to affect our website from ranking because we are not providing accurate information ?

First error with 4k URLs Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user Second error with 2k URLs Not found (404)

hello dear, I understand that you are having this issues in bulk. but I need more information about urls. Also if you watch the videos again in the playlist you will get the idea that how to deal with them. Rest give me more data about the patters if these urls so that I can help you better!

Some are errors and some are not, for example if pages have no index tag and you want them to be indexed then you should fix them. if it is a duplicate error then improve the content. if it is redirect then it is a reporting , if proper redirects are set then nothing to worry about. Check individual errors are see if they are errors or just reports about your website.

hello it seems that there is a issue with choosing the canonical url. here are few things to 1) make sure your website is set up to redirect on www urls properly. 2) start rankmath / yoast seo wizard again and make sure you have added the www if asked anywhere. Usually it happens when you use both versions of site www and without it. Again everything in GSC are not errors, but they are there to guide about your website. It might take few weeks/ months to see the updated info in GSC

@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE I fixed by using elementor and creating homepage with adding www domain as canonical in yoast

​@@toti_key thanks for letting us know what you did!

@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE thank you for your reply and trying help me

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Hello Dear, Don't use any amp plugin. it does worse than it bring the benefit. Watch my other videos to increase the website speed , because amp is good for website loading on mobile devices, but if your website is fast then you don't need amp. Hope I answered your question 😇❤

@@LetsCreateYourWEBSITE thanks very much

Hello, when you login inside file manager.. Check show hidden files. If you still cannot see the robots. Txt file that means there is no robots. Txt file.. So should create one youself.

provide more details dear on this topic

A video will come soon on this topic. I added this into the list. Keep an eye on the channel!

Hello Dear, add this as blocked in roboots.Txt watch this video here to understand this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v4gxB3ldfmg.htmlsi=nJvH7327dI1OSaMH&list=PLNMMOUlW_zxs8Gcts1c01PsIs-2emMZSD

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@@faithokezie8413 you're most welcome dear :)

aha, that's what you think. check if the content on the pages is very similar like header , footer is same on all pages and then the main content is very small . that can be the case. If you are confident that you have enough unique content on the pages then , go on a mark as fix the pages and submit to google to reconsider.

Amp is accelerated mobile pages, if you are using an amp plugin then you might have this issue with amp, if not then there is nothing to worry about amp. Sometimes themes provide AMP option , check if that is enabled there. What are those 2k issue ? Did you see my easy, small and informative playlist to get rid of all of your search console errors. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ea_zwInwIBc.html

If another website has copied your content, you can file a DMCA takedown notice with Google. This will help remove the infringing pages from Google's index. Here’s how to file a DMCA notice: Go to the Google DMCA Dashboard.- www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-dashboard Follow the instructions to submit a new notice.

Bro, i created video on that topic last week. You did not saw ? Here you go the link to that video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XgxE2RDrtP0.htmlsi=bRJI6A3ERHU2Hrhv

Hello Dear, check to ensure that define(‘AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED’, true); is not set in wp-config.php

Hello Dear, what method you applied from the video to solve the alternate page with proper canonical tag issue ?

Brother, the correct syntax for disallowing URLs with the parameter "?attribute_pa" in your robots.txt file would be either: Disallow: /*?attribute_pa OR Disallow: /?attribute_pa Both of these lines would effectively instruct search engine crawlers not to index URLs containing the parameter "?attribute_pa". Make sure to choose the one that aligns with your specific URL structure and requirements.

RU-vid is the only place, I spend so much time here that I don't have anymore time to manage another platform. Sorry dear. You can ask your question here.

happy that you liked it and it was easy to understand :)

You are most welcome dear, i replied about amp on your other comment in detail :)

hello, so blogger does not give many options to manage SEO on your blog that is why people move to wordpress, but to avoid this issues make sure you do not have same content on 2 blogger posts/pages. that is the best way to avoid this error on blogger

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can you provide more details please, this is not sufficient to understand the issue and tell you a solution?

what do you mean by attachments ? are they images .. can you explain more in detail.

this will be shown in the error fir discovered/craweled not index - right ? if yes try to find out which plugin is doing that and exclude that from the site map. if it is not in the site map then add the code in robots.txt to stop google crawling that . let me know more details

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hello, this error does not comes because of striping the category base, check in the report which is chosen as canonical. then analyze those pages and see if they have similar content.

hello just use the string ?pr_prod to disallow it. also you can test your tobots.txt file after making that change by this tool technicalseo.com/tools/robots-txt/

Should I do this /*?pr_prod

Check if your site is hacked , I have few videos on the website security. this is not normal when the url are keep getting increasing. Watch my wordfence and antimalware tutorial.

hello, No do not disallow the language tag. Watch my recent video on language SEO I have covered this topic in so much detail. You will know the correct strategy.