Old url is still indexed
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A couple of months ago we requested a change of address in Search console. The new, correct url is already indexed. Yet when we search the old url (with site:www.) we find that the old url is still indexed. in Google Webmaster Tools the amount of indexed pages is reduced to 1.
Is there another way to remove old urls?
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Hello,
I agree with Agencia SEO,
The 301 redirect should help take care of the problem. It does take a little time for it to kick in, but it will help with all the search engines and not just Google.
Best Regards
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Good answer!
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Good answer!
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Hello,
Two steps:
- 301 redirect from old URLs to new URLs
- Removing URLs from Google Webmasters Tool as Brooks proposes
That's all!!
Roberto
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Hi
I would recommend pointing to the old url to the new url and resubmit your latest sitemap to Google reflecting the change of address.
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Does anything still live at the old site URL? If so, I would recommend using a noindex meta tag.
If not, you should be able to use the remove URL's tool from Search Console. Is this what you used in the first place?
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