1) I don't think it's a big problem. What about querystrings? Are you going to restrict all unknown querystring parameters as well, because Google doesn't ignore querystrings - just think of youtube urls and the myriad of sites built with "non-seo" urls.
2) If you *really* need to do something, instead of issuing a 404, I would issue as 301 permanent redirect which would help your rankings more than a 404. On Dec 3, 9:14 am, RyOnLife <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why would anyone do that? It's a known black hat SEO tactic, among others > aimed at sabotaging competition as a means to improve one's own ranking. Not > that I have particular reason to be concerned that anyone is specifically > out to get me, but: > > a.) It's still bothersome that the exposure is there. > > b.) It just feels wrong to have an unlimited number of duplicate content > URLs, whether or not anyone actually links to them. I'd draw a parallel to > how, from a programming standpoint, breaking MVC patterns feels wrong and > should be avoided. This wrongness feels the same to me from an SEO > standpoint, and I have a solid online marketing background. It's just bad > practice to have duplicate content floating around different URLs. > > c.) To add a little more meat to my argument, I just checked out > Wordpress—the mature and very SEO-friendly CMS platform—and found it is > impervious. > > To Adam and everyone else, two questions: > > 1.) What do you think about the issue? Problem or not? > > 2.) Ideas for the best solution? > > —Ryan > -- > View this message in > context:http://n2.nabble.com/routing-%E2%80%94-duplicate-content-and-SEO-conc... > Sent from the CakePHP mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
