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    • Atlanta-SMO
      Atlanta-SMO last edited by

      If we "mask" file names for our website but they are left their original name on the server, will Google notice this? Client wants to mask them in order to name them with keywords but not change on the actual server.

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      • LesleyPaone
        LesleyPaone last edited by

        By masking are you talking about rewriting the url? If so, they will stay in the index. You can also send a canonical header with your image files too, Google will respect that as well.

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