Duplicate URLs ending with #!
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Hi guys,
Does anyone know why a site can contain duplicate URLs ending with hastag & exclamation mark e.g.
We are finding a lot of these URLs (as duplicates) and i was wondering what they are from developer standpoint?
And do you think it's worth the time and effort adding a rel canonical tag or 301 to these URLs eventhough they're not getting indexed by Google?
Cheers,
Chris
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Those are ajax hash fragments https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/174992?hl=en
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The URL you displayed as an example looks like in-page bookmarking and as far as my knowledge goes this does not make the content duplicated.
But as far as the canonicals are concern, adding a canonical URL on the website is better as it can save you from any unforeseen problems but as far as the problem you are mentioning is concern, I don’t think this will create a duplicate content within your website.
Hope this helps!
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