What is the better way to fix duplication https and http?
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Hi All!
I have a doubt about how to fix the duplication problem https @ http. What is the better way to fix it in your opionion/experience? Me, for instance, I have chosen to put "noindex, nofollow" into https version. Each page of my site has a https version so I put this metarobots into it....But I am not sure about what happens with all backlinks with "https" URLs I have, I've just checked I have some...What do you think about it?
Thanks in advance for helping!
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You bet - please mark my answer as Good response!
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Hi Wissam an CleverPhD!
I am totally agreed with you, actually I'm going to implement this solution.
Metarobots "noindex, nofollow" isn't at all effective, If you already have a lot of HTTPS URLS version indexed....
Thanks!!!
Francesca
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The best way to approach this is 301 redirect https to http through htaccess or web.config for iis
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301 redirects is the way to go. If you have a user on the wrong page, it forwards them to the correct one. Link equity is passed as well.
The noindex nofollow will help get whatever version you want out of the SERPs, but it does not fix it from happening again.
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