Different URLS for same content

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  • November 14, 2019 at 4:55 pm #517165

    P O
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    Today I discovered there are different URLS for the same content.

    https://site.com/places/category/restaurants/mexico/quintana-roo/chetumal/

https://site.com/places/category/restaurants-in-chetumal/mexico/quintana-roo/chetumal/

    Both show the same.

    I found that the second one appears in the taxonomy and category in a place page as links. The other one, no idea.

    I have a main “restaurants” category and I have a sub category “restaurants-in-chetumal” under the main one. However having 2 different URLS pointing to the subcategory is incorrect, Google penalizes it and it is really affecting the complete site.

    Why are there 2 different URLS for the same thing?

    Thanks.

    November 14, 2019 at 6:06 pm #517177

    Kor
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    Hi P O,

    Thanks for your post. This is not a known issue and do you think you can share WP admin access to your Website here in private reply along with the URL of the page in question?

    November 14, 2019 at 6:26 pm #517180

    P O
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    November 14, 2019 at 7:02 pm #517192

    Alex Rollin
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    Yeh, those are two different categories. Why have two categories if they are going to have the same contents?

    November 14, 2019 at 7:05 pm #517194

    P O
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    Those are not two different categories for the same content.

    Hotels (main category)
    – Hotels in Dubai (sub category)
    – Hotels in Japan (sub category)
    – Hotels in New York (sub category)

    Both links point to the sub category content (hotels in city). One link under main category hotels and another one using the actual sub category hotels-in-city.

    November 14, 2019 at 7:12 pm #517198

    Alex Rollin
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    OK, 2 subcategories, then.

    BTW, why make a ‘category-in-location’ category when category+location archives are created automatically by GD?

    November 14, 2019 at 7:18 pm #517201

    P O
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    I have 30 cities.
    I have a main category hotels.
    I have 30 sub categories to have hotels in each city.
    I can show places per city.

    Page City 1
    hotels-in-city1
    restaurants-in-city1

    Page City 2
    hotels-in-city2
    restaurants-in-city2

    Etc…

    To have a real structure that makes sense, per city.

    So it seems the problem is category+location archives are created automatically by GD. Instead of using and respect what the user creates.

    How can I manage and define where to show what GD creates automatically?

    I have to have 8000 hotels under the category “hotels” without knowing where are they from and without being able to just see hotels from one city in the backend, instead of having a logic structure with sub categories per city?

    Thanks.

    November 15, 2019 at 9:00 am #517247

    Alex Rollin
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    There are some options in the Locations tab for removing some items from the sitemap, you can use that.

    You can use the Locations database to find listings in certain cities, or the CPT+Location archives to see them on the frontend.

    Don’t forget about the location page template, too. That creates a page for each location.

    November 15, 2019 at 9:16 am #517250

    P O
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    Hello Again.

    Maybe I am missing something, because now I don’t understand how this is supposed to work. I was clearly completely wrong thinking I can decide and manage the content.

    1- I don’t see anything to remove items from sitemap. Please share exactly where.

    2- Without sub categories, how can I manage and define where and what to show with GD automatically created stuff?
    Per page and per city.

    Page1: Show only hotels in this city.

    3- How can I see in the backend all the restaurants, or hotels, or stores, or gas stations per city without sub categories?

    I need to go to the backend and see all the places I choose in only one city.

    4- I am the one that creates the structure for my website, not GD.

    City Page (Introduction and links)
    City Page > Hotels in City
    City Page > Restaurants in City
    City Page > Attractions in City
    City Page > Gas Stations in City
    Etc…

    So I have exactly the structure I need and I can manage exactly what I need. Everything in categories and sub categories to manage all.

    What else is created automatically by GD without asking?

    – category+location
    Resulting in double content and banned by Google.

    – location page template
    Please share an example link for that in your demo.

    – what else is created?

    Thanks.

    November 15, 2019 at 10:21 pm #517357

    Alex Rollin
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    1. Locations tab shown here, under the Yoast SEO section of the settings: https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/addons/location-manager/

    2. GD provides a custom taxonomy and location system to add categories and locations (addresses, physical location) to the listings. Listings are then displayed on the location and archive pages based on those values.

    3. You can filter listings like Places by city in the “All Places” page in the backend. There isn’t a way to filter by category and location both in the backend, only the frontend.

    4. All templates created by GD are listed here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/templates/

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