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Do I redirect to the directory or index file?

by englandrm
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Client of mine had a page at .com/bluebooks.htm

He then created a directory called .com/bluebooks/ and added several pages in the directory.

If I want to redirect /bluebooks.htm to the directory file, should I point it at .com/bluebooks/ or at .com/bluebooks/index.htm


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Technically they should be comparable, but after 301 redirecting from /bluebooks.htm to /bluebooks/, there has been a ranking drop. I expected it to happen, but the new page is now indexed and it has not recovered.


Has anyone run into this situation, and what do you recommend?

Thanks. ~englandrm
#301 #directory #file #index #redirect #seo
  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    A folder/directory is different than an html webpage.

    Linking to a directory or folder is kinda useless.
    Your browser will display all contents of it, most likely.

    There must be some index page. So, you link to
    some page/item in the folder/directory.

    But it begs the question I ask a ton of people....are
    you actually taking on paying clients? If so, why?

    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author englandrm
    If I have a folder/directory called Bluebooks, and I type in MySite.com/Bluebooks/ it technically is loading MySite.com/Bluebooks/index.htm (yes the file type can change, but in this case its an htm)


    ***However, On Google, the page it shows as indexed is the directory file. (MySite.com/Bluebooks/)

    It shows other pages in that folder in the Google Index, but not index.htm (as it shouldn't).


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    So rephrasing what I said before, if I'm 301 redirecting a page called bluebooks.htm to a new page that loads at both /bluebooks/ and /bluebooks/index.htm, do I link to the root folder (/bluebooks/ that is indexed in Google) or do I link to /bluebooks/index.htm ?
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