7 Duplicate Content Problems Killing Your SEO
7 common duplicate content issues and how to fix each one.
No "duplicate content penalty" exists, but duplicates split link equity and confuse search engines.
1. URL Parameters
?sort=price creates "new" URLs. Fix: canonical to clean URL.
2. HTTP/HTTPS & WWW
Both variants = duplicates. Fix: 301 redirect all to preferred.
3. Trailing Slashes
/page vs /page/ are different. Fix: redirect one to the other.
4. Pagination
Pages 1,2,3 have similar content. Fix: canonical to "view all" or use prev/next.
5. Product Variants
Colors/sizes create duplicates. Fix: canonical to main product page.
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