Unsolved What should I do with WordPress Blog homepage
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Hi,
I have a large WordPress blog with thousands of posts. By default, the blog homepage contains the excerpt of each posts. As there are so many posts, the homepage is paginated(Totally 1341 pages)
I use siteliner to check and find a lot of duplicate contents on the blog homepage. So, what should I do with it? Should I noindex the homepage and all the paginated pages accordingly?
Thank you
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@ccw Homepage Woes on WordPress Site
Hey Moz Community!
I hope everyone is doing well. I could really use some expert advice here.
So, I've got this WordPress website, https://leshorairepriere.fr/ , and I've been facing a bit of a head-scratcher. Occasionally, the homepage decides to take a breather and refuses to load, while the rest of the pages are as chipper as ever you may check at: Horaire des Prières Marseille.
I've played detective and tried my best to sniff out the issue, but it's playing hard to get.
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Has anyone encountered something similar? Any ideas on where I might start digging to get this sorted out? Your insights would be absolute lifesavers!
Thanks a bunch!
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If you have a large WordPress blog with thousands of posts and you're concerned about duplicate content on the homepage and paginated pages, there are a few options you can consider:
Implement a "Read More" or "Continue Reading" link: Instead of displaying the full post on the homepage, you can modify your theme to display only a short excerpt of each post and provide a link to the full post. This can help reduce duplicate content issues and improve user experience.
Use pagination correctly: If you choose to keep the paginated format, make sure you're implementing it correctly. Each paginated page should have a unique URL, and you should include rel="prev" and rel="next" tags in the head section of your HTML to indicate the paginated sequence.
Set canonical URLs: Implement canonical URLs to indicate the preferred version of the page. For paginated pages, the canonical tag should point to the first page in the sequence. This helps search engines understand which version of the page is the original and avoids duplicate content issues.
Noindex the paginated pages: If you find that the paginated pages are causing significant duplicate content issues, you can choose to add a "noindex" meta tag to those pages. This tells search engines not to index the paginated pages while still indexing your individual post pages.
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@ccw said in What should I do with WordPress Blog homepage:
Hi,
I have a large WordPress blog with thousands of posts. By default, the blog homepage contains the excerpt of each posts. As there are so many posts, the homepage is paginated(Totally 1341 pages)
I use siteliner to check and find a lot of duplicate contents on the blog homepage. So, what should I do with it? Should I noindex the homepage and all the paginated pages accordingly?
Thank youIf you have a huge WordPress site with hundreds of entries and the homepage is paginated, utilising the "noindex" tag for the homepage and all paginated pages may be a smart idea. This can aid in avoiding duplicate content concerns and ensuring that search engines only index specific post pages.
But, before making any modifications, it is critical to thoroughly examine the influence on your website's SEO. If your homepage is a big source of traffic and leads for your website, for example, you may want to investigate alternate options, such as creating pagination using "rel=next" and "rel=prev" tags, or installing a canonical tag to refer to the first page of the paginated material.Finally, the optimal course of action will be determined by the individual conditions of your website and your SEO objectives. If you're cofused what to do, it's critical to thoroughly explore all possibilities and talk with an SEO specialist.
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@ccw Hi, why don't you use a theme that helps you solve that problem on your home page? A home page should show an excerpt or links to the most recent posts or content. That's the universally accepted industry standard.
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