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Google Webmaster Tool & Content Keyword Question

by Jeannie Crabtree
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For one of my sites, for content keyword results, Webmaster tool is mostly referencing my search files, so I think it is throwing things off.

I used to have better listings and more traffic, so I am thinking that if the posts are not referenced as much, this could be a problem.

Has anyone had this experience and how did you rectify it?

Thanks.
Jeannie
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    What do you see when you do a Google site:domain.com search, is there a lot of search pages from your own site?

    IMO, WMT holds back on a lot of site data, Google is also slow at updating WMT data.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeannie Crabtree
      Yes, a lot of /search/ and /tag/ listings.

      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      What do you see when you do a Google site:domain.com search, is there a lot of search pages from your own site?

      IMO, WMT holds back on a lot of site data, Google is also slow at updating WMT data.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I don't use WP Search or WP Tag pages If I did I would edit my WP theme get_header files for those specific template files.

    Here's an easier way If you don't want to mess with the wp/php code, I checked the source code of the plugin (http, base, 64) looks clean & has options to noindex a bunch of page types, just be careful which pages you noindex, especially If you have a static home page.


    Here's a screenshot of the plugin options:


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    • Profile picture of the author Jeannie Crabtree
      Thanks a lot for looking up a plugin. I am not that good at editing wp code.

      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I don't use WP Search or WP Tag pages If I did I would edit my WP theme get_header files for those specific template files.

      Here's an easier way If you don't want to mess with the wp/php code, I checked the source code of the plugin (http, base, 64) looks clean & has options to noindex a bunch of page types, just be careful which pages you noindex, especially If you have a static home page.


      Here's a screenshot of the plugin options:
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by Jeannie Crabtree View Post

        Thanks a lot for looking up a plugin. I am not that good at editing wp code.
        Like I said, just be careful which pages you noindex, whatever you noindex will eventually get removed from Google SERPs.
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        • Profile picture of the author Jeannie Crabtree
          Right. Let me ask you, if you had tags and search keywords all ready indexed, would you un index them?

          It seems to replace many of my posts, as I said.

          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          Like I said, just be careful which pages you noindex, whatever you noindex will eventually get removed from Google SERPs.
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          • Profile picture of the author yukon
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            Originally Posted by Jeannie Crabtree View Post

            Right. Let me ask you, if you had tags and search keywords all ready indexed, would you un index them?

            It seems to replace many of my posts, as I said.
            Yes, I would noindex both (search & tag pages).

            Google doesn't like site search pages indexed & IMO WP-Tag pages are useless If you already have Category pages.
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