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    • ClassifiedsKing
      ClassifiedsKing last edited by

      Hi Mozzers

      I have a WordPress site with Relevanssi the search engine plugin, free version.

      Questions:

      1. Should I let Google index my site's SERPS? I am scared the page quality is to thin, and then Panda bear will get angry.

      2. This plugin (or my previous search engine plugin) created many of these "no-results" uris: /?s=no-results%3Ano-results%3Ano-results%3Ano-results%3Ano-results%3Ano-results%3Ano-results%3Akids+wall&cat=no-results&pg=6 I have added a robots.txt rule to disallow these pages and did a GWT URL removal request. But links to these pages are still being displayed in Google's SERPS under "repeat the search with the omitted results included" results.

        So will this affect me negatively or are these results harmless?

      3. What exactly is an omitted result? As I understand it is that Google found a link to a page they but can't display it because I block GoogleBot.

      Thanx in advance guys.

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      • HiveDigitalInc
        HiveDigitalInc last edited by

        Google would prefer in most cases not to index search results. What we find best is a method called Tag Seeding, where essentially you are linking to a set of known tag pages that help Google find the relevant categorical results. This helps prevent Google from finding an unending number of pages while, at the same time, allowing you to expose users to your content in an organized fashion.

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