Duplicate Content Issue
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My issue with duplicate content is this.
There are two versions of my website showing up
What are the best practices for fixing this?
Thanks!
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I agree with John. Use that .htaccess code. Apart from that, I'd also recommend that you setup your preferred way in Google Webmaster Console under Configuration > Preferred domain.
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Just to add, change the details in the snippet to your sites url
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Add this to your .htaccess
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain\.com RewriteRule (.*) http://domain.com/$1 [R=301,L] Or, you can do it in GWT. Regards John
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