.htaccess redirect necessity?

Mikedb

13 years ago

then do a 301 redirect to the www part!

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Mike

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poppybaby 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Mikedb

then do a 301 redirect to the www part!

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Mike

I can do that sure, but is it really something that's necessary? Do you do it? Thanks.
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Mikedb

13 years ago

Yes I do.

I will always choose one!

better for SEO

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orvn

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Mikedb

Yes I do.
I will always choose one!
better for SEO

Regards,
Mike

As do I - for every domain I use.
I also do a lot of mod rewrite with .htaccess.

Mike, while ambiguous in omitting the reasoning behind his advice, is correct.

Here's the logic:
The 301 redirect is not as much for your own site (you mentioned a sitemap), as it is for direction of backlinks.
You may link-build everything with a www prefix, but not everyone linking to you will care about that. This means that search engines will count http://www.you.com and http://you.com as different sites, the same applies to their respective links.

Since you want to relay credit for all your backlinks to a single domain, NOT performing a 301 redirect is a huge SEO leak.

Always do this.

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Mikedb

13 years ago

Originally Posted by orvn

As do I - for every domain I use.
I also do a lot of mod rewrite with .htaccess.

But I think Mike is omitting the reasoning here.

The 301 redirect is not as much for your own site, as it is for direction of backlinks.
You may link-build everything with a www prefix, but not everyone linking to you will care about that. This means that search engines will count http://www.you.com and http://you.com as different sites, the same applies to their respective links.

Since you want to relay credit for all your backlinks to a single domain, performing a 301 redirect is key. Always.

agreed.

that is a factor too

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Mike

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poppybaby 13 years ago

Thanks to everyone here, when I make the change to the .htaccess should one expect any "dancing" or "correcting"?

And I will do it and report back as well.
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- orvn 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by poppybaby
  
  Thanks to everyone here, when I make the change to the .htaccess should one expect any "dancing" or "correcting"?
  
  And I will do it and report back as well.
  
  Before you apply your redirect, go to Backlinks Checker Tool - Backlink Watch
  and check the quantity of backlinks for your site with www and without.
  
  These two quantities will be added together upon your 301 redirect and this may trigger a repositioning, but as Mike says, dancing should be minimal.
  
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gtk29

13 years ago

Google also suggests that you redirect non-www to www. It is better for search engines.

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Mikedb 13 years ago

Originally Posted by gtk29

Google also suggests that you redirect non-www to www. It is better for search engines.

That is not true.

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Mikedb

13 years ago

Dancing should be minimal.
Don't worry!

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amriednbelly

13 years ago

This does not work for IE7. While the address bar https said when I got yesterday in the directory not recognize it as a secure page, LOCK appears at first, but then disappears.

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scott g 13 years ago
I posted this the other day on a similar thread. This IS your solution:

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If you use the non-www version use this code
HTML Code:

RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^seo-consultant-services.co.uk$ RewriteRule (.*) http://seo-consultant-services.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]
The code above will 301 redirect the www version to the non-www version. Obviously replace seo-consultant-services and co.uk with your domain name/tld.
Download the 301 redirect code in a pre-made .htaccess file and edit to your needs.

From 301 Redirects and www/non-www Canonical Problems

CHEERS!

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CHEERS!
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orvn

13 years ago

Originally Posted by amriednbelly

This does not work for IE7. While the address bar https said when I got yesterday in the directory not recognize it as a secure page, LOCK appears at first, but then disappears.

This is not happening because of IE7. In fact, it has nothing to do with your browser.
Although you should probably get Firefox or Chrome or something that isn't IE, don't make me tell you why.

The error is happening because the webpage in question is encrypted with SSL.
https= hypertext transfer protocol secure = SSL = TLS 3.0
All the same thing.

By 301 redirecting an encrypted page, you've made apache (or whatever you're using) think that it maybe under attack.

Your web server is frightened.
Please, do not confuse your server this way. It does not enjoy this manner of mistreatment.

Alternatively, if you really want encryption, you can do a layered redirect.
http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/ss...-htaccess.html

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scott g

13 years ago

Originally Posted by orvn

This is not happening because of IE7. In fact, it has nothing to do with your browser.
Although you should probably get Firefox or Chrome or something that isn't IE, don't make me tell you why.

The error is happening because the webpage in question is encrypted with SSL.
https= hypertext transfer protocol secure = SSL = TLS 3.0
All the same thing.

By 301 redirecting an encrypted page, you've made apache (or whatever you're using) think that it maybe under attack.

Your web server is frightened.
Please, do not confuse your server this way. It does not enjoy this manner of mistreatment.

Alternatively, if you really want encryption, you can do a layered redirect.
htaccess HTTPS / SSL Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

I can't stand IE 7! The only reason why it's still #1 is b/c when you buy a Windows computer Microsoft forces it down your throat! And "most" people (not people on this forum) don't go out and get the better ones like Firefox and Chrome.

I recently had a problem with one of my sites - I'm not a web designer programmer, never had proper education/training in it... Just dibble dabbling in it. The site looked PERFECT in every browser EXCEPT IE!! Given I was working with XHTML Strict... It's all fixed now, but it was the most minuscule crap... Like IE couldn't take into consideration "aged" code... Whatever! I'm rambling now!

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orvn

13 years ago

PHP Code:

  <!-[if IE 7]-->
Look familiar?
<![endif]-->

Don't get me started, this is one of the (many) reasons I have a mac.
IE is great if you're looking to hack a browser maliciously.
The whole activeX reliance garbage is so pointless.

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scott g

13 years ago

Originally Posted by orvn

PHP Code:

  <!-[if IE 7]-->
Look familiar?
<![endif]-->

Don't get me started, this is one of the (many) reasons I have a mac.
IE is great if you're looking to hack a browser maliciously.
The whole activeX reliance garbage is so pointless.

Wah... Wah .... Wahhhhhhh.... Yes. Why? Why?! This type of crap is going to keep their numbers dropping...

I wish I had more experience and knowledge of Macs... And their prices dropping :p

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