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    • Mark_Ch
      Mark_Ch last edited by

      Various URL Structure
      mydomain.co.uk
      www.mydomain.co.uk
      http://www.mydomain.co.uk
      http://mydomain.co.uk
      mydomain.co.uk/index.html
      www.mydomain.co.uk/index.html
      http://www.mydomain.co.uk/index.html
      http://mydomain.co.uk/index.html

      HTACCESS File

      Index Rewrite

      RewriteRule ^index.(htm|html|php) http://www.mydomain.co.uk/ [R=301,L]
        RewriteRule ^(.)/index.(htm|html|php) http://www.mydomain.co.uk/$1/ [R=301,L]
      RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain.co.uk
      RewriteRule ^(.
      )$ http://www.mydomain.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

      Google WMT Setting: Configuration | Settings
      Preferred domain: radio check on "don't set a preferred domain"

      SEOMoz Open Site Explorer
      mydomain.co.uk - (301 Redirect) [No Data]    PA38  DA30
      http://www.mydomain.co.uk/index.html - (301 Redirect) [No Data]    PA23  DA30

      Majestic Site Explorer
      Number of Referring Domains & External Backlinks vary between the following instances:
      URL:                    http://www.mydomain.co.uk
      SUBDOMAIN:     www.mydomain.co.uk
      ROOT DOMAIN: mydomain.co.uk
      Question
      I have set up my htaccess file to rewrite "Various URL Structure" to www.mydomain.co.uk. However when i view metrics in Majestic SEO, the url / Subdomain / Root Domain all differ.

      Why is this happening?
      Is this harming my site?
      What is common practice when defining URL Structure?

      Any other quality advise and implementation structure would be much appreciated.

      Regards

      Mark

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      • Tom-Anthony
        Tom-Anthony last edited by

        Hi Mark,

        I've taken a look at your domain in both OSE and Majestic, and don't see anything untoward. I've checked all your 301s and it looks all configured correctly to me.

        I see a very very slight difference in the sub-domain and root-domain numbers, which isn't unusual and which I see quite often.

        I don't think you have anything to worry about! 🙂

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        • Mark_Ch
          Mark_Ch last edited by

          Hi Tom,

          Thank you for you help & support.

          Regards

          Mark

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