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Wordpress setup

by keblack
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When you set up a wordpress site, do you indicate www or non ww setup.

What about in google webmaster tools when they ask you to specify which one you want ? And then they ask you to submit a sitemap for both and enter pages for both ? All seems like duplicate work or content ???
#setup #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author jonmoss
    I use both but most of my blog traffic seems to come from the non-www URL. Just found this from the Google support pages which might be helpful for you.

    https://support.google.com/webmaster...er/44231?hl=en
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  • Profile picture of the author Bradley J Anderson
    According to Google, there is absolutely no difference SEO-wise between www vs non-www for the average site owner. It’s completely a matter of personal preference. But you should pick one and stick to it. In other words, DO NOT change your site URL to add or remove the www once you have set it.

    But while there are no SEO benefits of choosing one over another, there is a technical difference between the two.

    When you add www in front of a domain name, it acts as a hostname which can help with flexibility with DNS, the ability to restrict cookies when using multiple subdomains, and a few other advantages.

    Non-WWW domains (also referred to as 'naked domains') do not offer these technical advantages.

    So imo, if you're planning on using subdomains or custom DNS settings at some point, use the www version. If you won't be setting up subdomains or using custom DNS settings, then you can use the non-www version.

    Totally a personal choice, though.
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    • Profile picture of the author megamind22
      Originally Posted by Bradley J Anderson View Post

      According to Google, there is absolutely no difference SEO-wise between www vs non-www for the average site owner. It's completely a matter of personal preference. But you should pick one and stick to it. In other words, DO NOT change your site URL to add or remove the www once you have set it.

      But while there are no SEO benefits of choosing one over another, there is a technical difference between the two.

      When you add www in front of a domain name, it acts as a hostname which can help with flexibility with DNS, the ability to restrict cookies when using multiple subdomains, and a few other advantages.

      Non-WWW domains (also referred to as 'naked domains') do not offer these technical advantages.

      So imo, if you're planning on using subdomains or custom DNS settings at some point, use the www version. If you won't be setting up subdomains or using custom DNS settings, then you can use the non-www version.

      Totally a personal choice, though.
      I couldnt agree with you more Bradley. Well said mate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    The preferred domain is the one that you would liked used to index your site's pages (sometimes this is referred to as the canonical domain). Links may point to your site using both the www and non-www versions of the URL (for instance, Example Domain and Example Domain). The preferred domain is the version that you want used for your site in the search results.
    https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/44231
    I had to check cPanel.

    Mine are all set to non-www.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bradley J Anderson
    Btw and FYI, if you use subdomains Google views them as separate entities totally unrelated to your main domain.

    Subdirectories get indexed with your main site, but subdomains get indexed on their own. And *that* can have definite SEO advantages.
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