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You can change in google webmaster tools how you want the site to be indexed.
-Don't set a preferred domain
-Display URLs as www.XXXXXXXXXXXX.co.uk
-Display URLs as XXXXXXXXXXXX.co.uk
-Don't set a preferred domain
-Display URLs as www.XXXXXXXXXXXX.co.uk
-Display URLs as XXXXXXXXXXXX.co.uk
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If you are a bit techie, or know someone who is, you can edit your .htaccess file to sort this out - so that whether someone types the www or not, it always resolves to the same version
IIRC it's called "canonicalisation" and is recommended by SEOs to avoid possible duplicate content issues
A google for "htaccess canonical" brings up several articles that might be useful
HTH
Cheers, Jon
IIRC it's called "canonicalisation" and is recommended by SEOs to avoid possible duplicate content issues
A google for "htaccess canonical" brings up several articles that might be useful
HTH
Cheers, Jon
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This is the code you need for your htaccess file:
RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourdomainname\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yourdomainname.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Save it as .htaccess & upload to the root after replacing yourdomainname with your domain name.
Beware to check first & see if there is already a .htaccess file there (select view hidden files in your ftp) - if there is don't upload a new one, you'll need to amend the existing one.
RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourdomainname\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yourdomainname.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Save it as .htaccess & upload to the root after replacing yourdomainname with your domain name.
Beware to check first & see if there is already a .htaccess file there (select view hidden files in your ftp) - if there is don't upload a new one, you'll need to amend the existing one.
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