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Hi Cyrus,

Yes, each product page has a link to another page containing product review form they can fill out. And the more I continue to learn on the forum here, I'm beginning to understand why e-commerce platforms like Volusion aren't always the most friendly SEO-wise.

1.) I can access the source code, and there is an option to override the default meta info for the review template using custom HTML - this is where I want to add the meta NOINDEX tag, correct?

*also, it's pretty common sense but just to double check... if I add HTML to this field I'll want to paste the entire page's source code with the new robots meta tag included, not just the meta tag by itself, right?

2.) This is the direction where I was beginning to lean... in this case if the URL was "www.example.com/ReviewNew.asp?ProductCode=BLUEHAT13" would the parameter that identifies the reviews be "ReviewNew.asp" ?

Due to a growing lack of confidence in Volusion's out-of-the-box SEO features, I fear simply checking a box within their backend for a "one solution to all problems" may come back and bite me in the rear. I had briefly looked into parameter handling from Google Webmaster Tools and think this may be a better long-term solution. Not to mention, that I can at least identify when/where any issues originate from when/if they arise. Perhaps I'm beginning to outgrow my current shopping cart?

Anyways, thank you for the insightful response. Cheers!

Hi KLLC,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Making these pages no-index was my initial thought as it made the most sense. I know Volusion isn't the most SEO-friendly, so I think the biggest problem is understanding which of their out-of-the-box features can accomplish this without compromising how the rest of my site is crawlable. Again, thanks for the help!

Hi Everyone,

I'm very green to SEO. I have a Volusion-based storefront and recently decided to dedicate more time and effort into improving my online presence. Admittedly, I'm mostly a lurker in the Q&A forum but I couldn't find any pre-existing info regarding my situation. It could be out there. But again, I'm a noob...

So, in my recent SEOmoz report I noticed that over 1,000 Duplicate Content Errors and Duplicate Page Title Errors have been found since my last crawl. I can see that every error is tied to a product in my inventory - specifically each product page has an option to write a review. It looks like the subsequent page where a visitor can fill out their review is the stem of the problem. All of my products are shown to have the same issue:

Duplicate Page Title - Review:New

Duplicate Page Content - the form is already partially filled out with the corresponding product

My first question - It makes sense that a page containing a submission form would have the same title and content. But why is it being indexed, or crawled (or both for that matter) under every parameter in which it could be accessed (product A, B, C, etc)?

My second question (an obvious one) - What can I do to begin to resolve this?

As far as I know, I haven't touched this option included in Volusion other than to simply implement it. If I'm missing any key information, please point me in the right direction and I'll respond with any additional relevant information on my end. Many thanks in advance!