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    • Madlena
      Madlena last edited by

      Why does Google webmaster tools shows  5 URLs that have been 301 redirected as having duplicate meta descriptions?

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      • kking4120
        kking4120 last edited by

        Hi Madlena,

        Could you provide a little more info? Are the 5 URLs being redirected completely different / unique pieces of content? Or are they multiple versions of the same page that you've consolidated and redirected to one definitive URL?

        Thanks!

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        • jesse-landry
          jesse-landry last edited by

          Sharing the URLs themselves should help us to quickly narrow it down as well.

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          • Christy-Correll
            Christy-Correll last edited by

            Hi Madlena, would you mind providing more details? Thanks, Christy

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