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    • ColinDocherty
      ColinDocherty last edited by

      Just wondering what the community thinks about the following URLS and whether they are essentially thin content that should be handled through a canonical, noindex or a parameter filtering system:

      https://www.adversetdisplay.co.uk/products/3x1-popup-exhibition-stand

      https://www.adversetdisplay.co.uk/products/3x2-popup-exhibition-stand

      https://www.adversetdisplay.co.uk/products/3x3-popup-exhibition-stand

      https://www.adversetdisplay.co.uk/products/3x4-popup-exhibition-stand

      https://www.adversetdisplay.co.uk/products/3x5-popup-exhibition-stand

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      • Andrew_Birkitt
        Andrew_Birkitt last edited by

        I wouldn't particularly class it as thin content but it is almost certainly going to be classed as near duplicate content as the pages only vary by a small amount on each one, even though your descriptions appear varied and well written.

        It may be better in this instance to focus on one of the pages as the main page and then canonical or no-index the others.

        Andy

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        • adamxj2
          adamxj2 last edited by

          Hey Colin!

          I looked at the pages and, I think, not only is the content thin but it may also show as duplicate content. My company creates and provides SEO services for a lot of eCommerce stores and we see this common issue. We typically make products such as these a single product with a way to choose different specs. That way you have the content all on one page and limits the duplicate and thin content that often comes along with an eCommerce store.

          If that is not an option, I would recommend reworking the content on these pages. I don't recommend canonical due to the URL structure. Noindex will be a way to avoid the duplicate/thin content, but that also means they are not indexed by search engines and limits their possibility of showing up.

          Hope that helps!

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