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Have a redirect/duplicate page question on my blog

by Kenneth Holland
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Good Morning!

I have a page on my blog with somewhat of a long URL. I want to create a new redirect URL (a really short one) to that same page because I want to embed that URL in a Youtube video to promote it (and thus make it easy to remember so users can navigate to it).

My QUESTION is....is it enough to use the no index, no follow tag for the redirect page so Google doesn't hit me with a penalty/or ranking the redirected URL and not the 'real' one.

Any help would be appreciated on this.

Thanks!

Ken
#blog #page #question #redirect or duplicate
  • Profile picture of the author Paul_Short
    If it's a true redirect, and believe me, Google is used to short URLs redirecting to longer ones by now, you shouldn't experience any problems with the straight redirect. However, if you are still worried, just use the rel="canonical" tag in the <head> of the redirect page. That tells Google and other SEs the location of the real page.

    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author rainman
    Originally Posted by Kenneth Holland View Post

    Good Morning!

    I have a page on my blog with somewhat of a long URL. I want to create a new redirect URL (a really short one) to that same page because I want to embed that URL in a Youtube video to promote it (and thus make it easy to remember so users can navigate to it).

    My QUESTION is....is it enough to use the no index, no follow tag for the redirect page so Google doesn't hit me with a penalty/or ranking the redirected URL and not the 'real' one.

    Any help would be appreciated on this.

    Thanks!

    Ken
    Why not use a .php redirect...

    <?php
    header( 'Location: http://www.YOURSITE.com/' ) ;
    ?>

    Name it index.php and put it in a subfolder... (name it whatever you want)

    OR:

    Buy a domain and put it in the public_html (root)
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    • Profile picture of the author Kenneth Holland
      Hey Everyone,

      I'm using the Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin for Wordpress and here's an example on the plugin author's page on exactly what I want to do:

      Great for creating "novelty" or short promo links to go to a product or special page/post - i.e., http://yoursite.com/spring-fling could go to the post you already created with all information about the event - its easier to use the shorter URL on a flier or ad, then the long winded one that WordPress created for it (http://yoursite.com/events/2010/3/15...e-at-the-park/)

      So as long as I use a 302 redirect (temporary) will I be ok as far as the original long URL not getting deranked?

      Thanks!

      Ken
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  • Profile picture of the author Abledragon
    Why don't you just change the URL on the current page and set up a 301 re-direct (permanent redirect) in your .htaccess file from the old, long URL to the new, short URL?

    If it's a permanent (301) re-direct you won't lose any google juice and then you can embed the new, short URL in YouYube or any where else..?

    I don't know the plugin you've mentioned above, but the Redirection plugin makes this very easy if you're not comfortable fiddling about with your .htaccess file.

    Cheers,

    Martin.
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