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perezj-gmail - 6/4/2011 8:13:33 PM

Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

Hi ,

I just identify and issue with our site using Kentico 5.5 R2.
It was reported by our SEO group that the pages are accessible with different urls.

In other words a page with the Alias Path as "/Services/Air_Conditioning/AC-Repair" which as a custom url path in the Urls Properties to "/air-conditioning/ac-repair" is accessible publicly using http://<domain>/Services/Air_Conditioning/AC-Repair.aspx and http://<domain>/air-conditioning/ac-repair.aspx

We set custom url paths for SEO purposes and in some cases we dont want to use the Alias Path that inherits the tree node structure path.

I have tried the settings "Use Permanent Urls" in the Site SEO Friendly Urls setting but it's not making a difference. Is there a particular setting that I need to change?

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kentico_helenag - 6/6/2011 1:49:31 AM

RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

Hi,

if you open the document Properties -> URLs tab, you can set up the Document alias and Document URL path. If you set up both of them to a custom path, it will not display the document using the original Alias path.

Best regards,
Helena Grulichova

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Willy - 6/6/2011 9:08:37 PM

RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

Hi,

I've also experience the same issue. In google webmasters tools, I now have almost all existing document showing both Document alias & Document URL path.

one example page;

Title: Insurance Hints & Tips | DirectAsia Singapore
url1: /links-and-tips.aspx
url2: /onlineinsurance/insurance-hints-tips.aspx

How can I resolve this issue? It's good that Google pick up this pages very quickly, it's just we need to make sure we can minimize duplicate page if not remove at all.

Please advise

WIlly

Kentico Developer

kentico_helenag - 6/7/2011 6:36:45 AM

RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

Hi Willy,

you can use the settings:

Site manager -> Settings -> URLs and SEO -> Redirect document aliases to main URL: checked

If the 301 redirection is allowed, it will not affect original SEO because it will redirect "alias path" URL to the Custom URL path by the 301 redirection which preserves SEO.

Best regards,
Helena Grulichova


Member	Willy - 6/15/2011 4:24:37 AM RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines Thank you for clarifying this. Will monitor our duplicate pages, it's gradually decreasing the number of duplicates. Hopefully this will speed up the process. Regards, Willy

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pat.newsome-avalara - 12/16/2011 1:35:56 PM

RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

Experiencing a problem with redirects not working for the aliases

Have Allow permanent (301) redirection set to true
and Redirect document aliases to main URL set to true.

the document /about has the alias of /aboutus no redirection occurs when the using that alias.

Use custom URL path is checked for this page.

iis 7 with seo redirect tool installed nothing is set up for this page.
v5.5.4311 R2


Kentico Developer	kentico_helenag - 12/17/2011 6:49:22 PM RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines Hello, can you check if the setting (Redirect document aliases to main URL) is site specific not global? Select the site in Site manager -> Settings. Does it help? Best regards, Helena Grulichova


Member	pat.newsome-avalara - 12/21/2011 4:24:58 PM RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines The setting is for the site specifically. Although the Global setting is the same value. Still have the same behavior whether it is global or site specific.


Member	pat.newsome-avalara - 12/21/2011 4:40:41 PM RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines After cycling these values several times, on the site settings, it is behaving correctly, now.

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qazhussain-yahoo - 5/2/2013 11:47:19 AM

RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

kentico_helenag wrote: Hi Willy,

you can use the settings:

Site manager -> Settings -> URLs and SEO -> Redirect document aliases to main URL: checked

If the 301 redirection is allowed, it will not affect original SEO because it will redirect "alias path" URL to the Custom URL path by the 301 redirection which preserves SEO.

Best regards,
Helena Grulichova

This option doesn't exist in CMS version : 3.1 Build : 3.1.3078. How would I resolve this issue with the 3.1 version? Is there any way to stop the double urls.

Kentico Customer Success

kentico_martind2 - 5/3/2013 2:30:24 AM

RE:Document Alias Path and Custom Url Path Allows access to the same page causing a duplicate page for Search Engines

Hello,

I just want to inform you that Kentico has already Ended Support of pre-5.0 Versions. So one thing I would definitely recommend you is to upgrade to one of the latest versions of Kentico. You can take benefit of improved security and functionality and of course... a lot of new features.

Best regards,
Martin Danko