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Should I change the guid in MySQL database

by Redspan
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Hello,

I have a niche blog containing 100+ pages.

I imported 80+ more pages from two other blogs which were a close match but not receiving traffic so I have simply migrated the content to the active blog.

Everything displays fine and the site audit reveals only minor errrors.

However, I noticed the that guid field in the MySQL database still shows the domain name for the old (and now closed) blogs.

For example, guid field shows http://www.myolddomain.com/?page_id=5

It doesn't effect the display but should I update all the imported articles guid fields? Would it help SEO even in a small way?

Thanks
#change #database #guid #mysql
  • Profile picture of the author stewie-Y
    You haven't given too much info on what type of blog CMS you are using, but I will venture a guess that these "GUID"s are being used for nothing more than database keys for the rows in your table.
    Assuming this, I imagine that the GUID never even make it into the pages that are being generated. (You can double check by going to one of your blog pages, opening your browser's element inspector, and searching for the GUID that should match that blog post.)
    No search engine can read from your actual database, so if your website isn't putting those GUIDs on your pages then the GUIDs in your database should have no effect SEO effect.

    But, I'd have to see the actual site to determine what's actually going on.
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    • Profile picture of the author Redspan
      It's Wordpress and you're right, they don't appear in the page source itself.

      Thanks!
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