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Got stuck with trailing slash issue

by extremejava
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Hi,

Can someone explain why the trailing slash issue is being reported by FOUND SEO Audit Tool - Free Online Canonicalisation & Link Checker for website Java web development tutorials

While Java web development tutorials successfully redirects to Java web development tutorials

Is there really any issue with the website or the tool is above tool is buggy. If there is an issue how to fix it using .htaccess
#issue #slash #stuck #trailing
  • Profile picture of the author Hardy Chou
    Your default link structure looks like this:

    Code:
    http://www.mkyong.com/tutorials/spring-tutorials/
    But somewhere on your site, there's a link that goes like this: (note the missing trailing slash at the end)

    Code:
    http://www.mkyong.com/tutorials/spring-tutorials
    Thus, SEO Audit Tool reports it as trailing slash issue.

    They say that Google will index both links though they are the same. And they think that this will eventually be treated as duplicate content which could get you penalized. I personally think this is a non-issue since I believe googlebot can tell that the two are the same.

    Originally Posted by extremejava View Post

    Hi,

    Can someone explain why the trailing slash issue is being reported by FOUND SEO Audit Tool - Free Online Canonicalisation & Link Checker for website Java web development tutorials

    While Java web development tutorials successfully redirects to Java web development tutorials

    Is there really any issue with the website or the tool is above tool is buggy. If there is an issue how to fix it using .htaccess
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  • Profile picture of the author extremejava
    Thanks Hardy for your reply.
    If you notice
    Code:
    http:/mkyong.com/
    redirects to
    Code:
    http://mkyong.com
    and
    Code:
    http://www.mkyong.com/java/java-getresourceasstream-in-static-method
    redirects to
    Code:
    http://www.mkyong.com/java/java-getresourceasstream-in-static-method/
    In terms of trailing slash, the home page and internal page are redirecting in opposite direction. Is that a issue as I think the tool is reporting the same. How can I fix it if it is an issue.
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