Weird Indexation Issue
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On this webpage, we have an interactive graphic that allows users to click a navigational element and learn more about an anatomical part of the knee or a knee malady. For example, a user could click "Articular Cartilage" and they will land on this page: http://www.neocartimplant.com/knee-anatomy-maladies/anatomy/articular-cartilage
The weird thing is whether you perform a Google Search for the above URL or for a string of text on that URL (i.e. "Articular cartilage is hyaline cartilage (as opposed to menisci, which consists of fibrocartilage) on the articular surfaces, or the ends, of bones. This thin, smooth tissue lines both joint surfaces where the bones come together to form the knee. ") the following page ranks:
http://www.neocartimplant.com/anatmal/knee-anatomy-maladies/anatomy/articular-cartilage.php
I have two questions:
1 - Any idea on how the Googlebot is getting to that page?
2 - How should I get the Googlebot to index the correct page (http://www.neocartimplant.com/knee-anatomy-maladies/anatomy/articular-cartilage)?Thanks in advance for your help!
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Maybe Google is desperately trying to find a page which is replying within in reasonable delays... Time to first byte is horrible: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/151104_SQ_WXJ/1/details/
Apart from the speed issue - the 301 as proposed by Justin is the best solution;
Dirk
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It looks like you have an old CMS or and old PHP test script somewhere within your server files which is causing this issue. If you delete the .php files that are creating that page at http://www.neocartimplant.com/anatmal/knee-anatomy-maladies/anatomy/articular-cartilage.php - then it should become a 404, redirect it via 301 redirect, and you should be good to go. I am assuming it has seo value since it is ranking, and perhaps backlinks, so that is why I suggested the 301.
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