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pokusek

11-14-2010 06:09 AM

How to implement canonical URLs?

Hello. I want to implement canonical URL to avoid duplicity, because vBulletin has identical content that's accessible through multiple URLs, e.g.:

http://forums.com/threads/283
http://forums.com/threads/283-Thread
http://forums.com/threads/283-anything

What should I enter between these quotes to get a specific URL, that will remain still the same under all circumstances (but every page on my forum must have a unique URL)?

<link rel="canonical" href="" />

Thank you for your help.

pokusek

06-19-2011 10:33 AM

bump

LifesGreatestGift

06-19-2011 03:41 PM

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For starters, adding the following to your .htaccess will convert all non-www to www.
That solves half your problems ;)

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

--------------- Added [DATE]1308502216[/DATE] at [TIME]1308502216[/TIME] ---------------

Also in AdminCP>Settings>Options>Friendly URLs>

Choose the style you'd like to use, then set Enforce Canonical URL to strict, and Enforce Canonical URL for Registered Users to yes.

pokusek

06-19-2011 04:15 PM

vBulletin does not support absolute canonical URLs - that's the reason why I want to insert it into the template manually.

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