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Why no www being displayed on google search results?

by toddperk
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I have been reading that Google reads the following URLs as different domains (thus, granting each one a different page rank):

www.domain.com
http://www.domain.com
domain.com
www.domain.com/index.html

For some reason some of my domains are being displayed as:

domain.com (without the www)

I would like for it to say www.domain.com instead in the Google Search results...can anyone please shed some light on this? Is there anyone to have Google read my domain differently so that the www gets displayed?

Thanks!
#displayed #google #results #search #www
  • Profile picture of the author Buster Iversen
    Apache mod_rewrite
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  • Profile picture of the author toddperk
    Anyone familiar with Apache mod_rewrite? Will that fix my problem? Thanks in advance.
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    • Profile picture of the author Paul1234
      Originally Posted by toddperk View Post

      Anyone familiar with Apache mod_rewrite? Will that fix my problem? Thanks in advance.
      According to Google, setting a 301 redirect isn't necessary for the Google search engine if you've set the preferred domain, it's for other search engines and visitors.

      "if you specify your preferred domain as www.example.com and we find a link to your site that is formatted as example.com we follow that link as www.example.com instead".

      "Note: Once you've set your preferred domain, you may want to use a 301 redirect to redirect traffic from your non-preferred domain, so that other search engines and visitors know which version you prefer."
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul1234
    Originally Posted by toddperk View Post

    I would like for it to say www.domain.com instead in the Google Search results...can anyone please shed some light on this? Is there anyone to have Google read my domain differently so that the www gets displayed?

    Thanks!
    If you use the free Google Webmaster Tools, then in Settings there is the option of having your preferred domain as either:

    a) Don't set a preferred domain
    b) Display URLs as www.domain.com, or
    c) Display URLs as domain.com.
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    Paul Turner

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  • Profile picture of the author artwebster
    When I had the same problem I was told that I had to set up a permanent 301 redirecr from domain.com to www.domain,com - that way Google realises that they are not two seperate and different urls.
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  • Profile picture of the author toddperk
    Awesome thanks for the info guys! Much appreciated.
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  • Profile picture of the author bangaram12
    hi friend
    i found a solution for you.. login to google webmaster tools submit your site and there is a option settings.. select it and also select your preferred domain to www.domain.com.. its very simple
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  • Profile picture of the author toddperk
    Just looking at some of the tools here in Google Webmaster Tools. How important is it to add a sitemap to your site within Google Webmaster Tools? Does it help your ranking at all or does it just help Google index all of the subpages in your site?

    Thanks in advance.
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