Will WP-Print Plugin Affect My Blog's SEO Due To Duplicate Content?

10-15-2009, 12:30 AM

Will WP-Print Plugin Affect My Blog's SEO Due To Duplicate Content?

Is there any way to prevent printer friendly blog post pages from being indexed in SEs?

I also found this:

"I’ve personally stopped using the “WP-Print” plugin after discovering that the only pages Google indexed were my printer friendly pages. The fact that Google indexed my printer friendly pages is a significant problem because printer friendly pages are orphan pages with no link back to the main site." (Source)

bgmacaw · 10-15-2009, 06:39 AM

You can use the canonical tag to indicate to Google which version of the page to index: Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Specify your canonical

You can also noindex printer friendly pages.

10-15-2009, 06:51 AM

I just noticed that all the printer friendly pages have this in their source:

Quote:

That's enough right?

bgmacaw · 10-15-2009, 07:28 AM

That metatag should do it.

10-15-2009, 12:30 AM	#1
Creative Thinker Guest Posts: n/a	Will WP-Print Plugin Affect My Blog's SEO Due To Duplicate Content? Will WP-Print Plugin Affect My Blog's SEO Due To Duplicate Content? Is there any way to prevent printer friendly blog post pages from being indexed in SEs? I also found this: "I’ve personally stopped using the “WP-Print” plugin after discovering that the only pages Google indexed were my printer friendly pages. The fact that Google indexed my printer friendly pages is a significant problem because printer friendly pages are orphan pages with no link back to the main site." (Source)
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10-15-2009, 06:39 AM	#2
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bgmacaw Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Metro Area, USA. Posts: 3,643 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 309 Thanked 922 Times in 642 Posts Social Networking	Re: Will WP-Print Plugin Affect My Blog's SEO Due To Duplicate Content? That metatag should do it.
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