Wordpress: Tags generate duplicate Content - just delete the tags!?

[Branagan]

Yes, that happens sometimes, just make sure the plugin has implemented the tags correctly and that the head of your pages don't contain any other misplaced meta tags or invalid code, since this could cause the issue.

Then give it a try, it usually works, you'll have to wait until the site is re-crawled dough, so give it some time. Then, if it doesn't work, you could take more drastic measures.

Good luck, and follow Alan's advice of using 'no-index, follow' in your tag if you want to make sure of keeping the link flow.

[inlinear]

Yes, thanks,

I'm curious ... and hope it works. and yes it looks fine...

<title>Christo | INLINEAR Digital Marketing & Brasilien Blog</title>

[Branagan]

Does that validate?

I'm no expert, but I think the trailing slash shouldn't be used with meta elements, except maybe if the declared DocType is XML or XHTML? If you do, leave a space just before it, like in your rel canonical line, for compatibility's sake (old stuff but just in case, it won't hurt).

And shouldn't it be a space between the comma and follow in "noindex, follow"?

[kbaltzell]

Hey!

I was just looking into this same issue for myself, and I figured I'd share the URL from Yoast that ended up answering most of my questions. It's in section 3, gives you some solutions to the duplicate page issue.

Hope this helps,

Tyler

[inlinear]

Hi Tyler,

yes I ended up with the simple checking of the "noindex,follow" option for Tag within the YOAST Plugin (Taxonomies-Tab).

Now all the duplicate Content Issues are gone... so why is this option not set per default? hmmm

Thanks
Holger

[kbaltzell]

I said the same thing! I couldn't figure out why it wasn't the default either. We've had the blog up since before I worked for my current company, and so there were a bunch of duplicate pages I'm trying to fix now... frustrating!

Best of luck,

Tyler

[Somethingbig]

Hi,

I also have this problem with our site with 50 duplicate pages recorded on Moz, If I do a no index, follow on Yoast will it create 404's or will I only get a 404 if i remove the tags completely?

Also is there a way to set this up for all future blog posts on yoast or will I need to do this every time I submit a new post?

Thanks

Jeh

[LIVEASISSTINFO]

My blog provides articles for technical queries and repair options. Almost many keywords does have the same sort of steps to define and we are into problems now..

CASE1: We have replaced the keywords and created the same content for all posts.

CASE2: To solve the above SEO loop hole, I have added these tags for relevant steps which follow the same troubleshooting.

Now again tags are bothering me.

What should I do for my work?

[Everett]

It should take care of the duplicate content issue as it relates to tag pages, but not it will not show as a 404 because the page will still be there, just removed from Google's index.

If you adjusted the settings in Yoast it should apply to all future posts and tags.

[Everett]

I don't understand the question. Perhaps submit a new question to create a new thread, and elaborate on the issue.