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Duplicate content shown in Google webmaster tools for 301 redirected URLs.

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Madlena Subscriber last edited by

Why does Google webmaster tools shows 5 URLs that have been 301 redirected as having duplicate meta descriptions?
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Christy-Correll Staff last edited by

Hi Madlena, would you mind providing more details? Thanks, Christy
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jesse-landry last edited by

Sharing the URLs themselves should help us to quickly narrow it down as well.
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kking4120 last edited by

Hi Madlena,

Could you provide a little more info? Are the 5 URLs being redirected completely different / unique pieces of content? Or are they multiple versions of the same page that you've consolidated and redirected to one definitive URL?

Thanks!
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