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    • Mike.Bean
      Mike.Bean last edited by

      I have a few questions regarding Google Search Console.

      Google Search Console tells you to add all versions of your website https, http, www, and non-www.

      1.) Do I than add ALL the information for ALL versions? Sitemaps, preferred site, etc.?

      2.) If yes, when I add sitemaps to each version, do I add the sitemap url of the site version I'm on or my preferred version?

      - For instance when adding a sitemap to a non-www version of the site, do I use the non-www version of the sitemap? Or since I prefer a https://www.domain.com/sitemap.xml do I use it there?

      3.) When adding my preferred site (www or non-www) do I use my preferred site on all site versions? (https, http, www, and non-www)

      Thanks in advance. Answers vary throughout Google!

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        • Martijn_Scheijbeler
          Martijn_Scheijbeler @Guest last edited by

          James is completely right here! You submit all of them so you can keep track of issues in case they come up with other versions of your site. But there is always a preferred one to use.

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