wordpress dupe content

stender · 21-10-2010, 12:03:39 PM

Does wordpress get penalised in search engines for dupe content?
e.g. I have a page of content which I then include on the homepage. Doesn't it then look like I have 2 pages of the same content?

jeremyc · 26-10-2010, 11:19:38 AM

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Originally Posted by stender

Does wordpress get penalised in search engines for dupe content?
e.g. I have a page of content which I then include on the homepage. Doesn't it then look like I have 2 pages of the same content?

Don't use same content on both pages. According to search engines policy, fresh content always gives more benefits.

mat · 28-10-2010, 12:26:37 AM

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Originally Posted by stender

Does wordpress get penalised in search engines for dupe content?
e.g. I have a page of content which I then include on the homepage. Doesn't it then look like I have 2 pages of the same content?

It is not ideal, but it is far worse to have duplicate content from another website. Is there any reason why you cant use a different variation of content on the front page?

Ashton · 28-10-2010, 08:50:30 AM

If you have set that page as your homepage then the other page shouldn't exist.

The best way to avoid duplicate content on WP is to use extracts

stender · 28-10-2010, 09:47:01 AM

With the template I'm using you choose which widgets to show on your homepage, so for example I choose to have 3 posts from category A showing in the featured main page. I would prefer my own content on the homepage but not sure how to do that.

Blossom · 28-10-2010, 10:48:35 AM

You could use the canonical tag to define which page is the most important...but that might have other adverse effects :S

mat · 28-10-2010, 11:06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by stender

I would prefer my own content on the homepage but not sure how to do that.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page

stender · 28-10-2010, 12:29:03 PM

Cheers will take a look.

stender · 28-10-2010, 12:46:19 PM

It sort of does the trick but.....
With the template i'm using I have 3 widgets for the homepage
1 is main header then below that I have a left main and right main which
So if I use a page as a static homepage I then lose the left and right widgets below which I want to keep and populate with posts.
Confused? I am.

mat · 28-10-2010, 01:29:47 PM

Have you tried it?

Normaly the page will just appear where the posts would show and leave your widgets and navigation in the normal areas...

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28-10-2010, 12:46:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
stender Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,368 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (96% / 26)	It sort of does the trick but..... With the template i'm using I have 3 widgets for the homepage 1 is main header then below that I have a left main and right main which So if I use a page as a static homepage I then lose the left and right widgets below which I want to keep and populate with posts. Confused? I am.