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    Is this causing me to drop in rank?

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    • Dr-Pete
      Dr-Pete @NoahsDad last edited by

      Just tried a different browser. Weird thing is that I'm seeing it on some pages, but not on others. For example. it's here still:

      http://noahsdad.com/medical/

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      • Carson-Ward
        Carson-Ward @NoahsDad last edited by

        I cleared my cache and I still see it on posts. I suppose it's worth asking if you have a caching/site speed plugin?

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        • NoahsDad
          NoahsDad @NoahsDad last edited by

          If you guys are both seeing it, I'm really confused. When I look at my source code, I see this:

          http://d.pr/GqOi

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          • NoahsDad
            NoahsDad @NoahsDad last edited by

            Yes, I do. I'm been clearing the cache.

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            • NoahsDad
              NoahsDad @NoahsDad last edited by

              What's strange is when I view the source on that page, I don't see it:

              http://d.pr/FUmo

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              • Carson-Ward
                Carson-Ward @NoahsDad last edited by

                I see the same as you for that post, but I still see the canoncial on posts like this:

                noahsdad.com/big-tex/

                This is why I'm thinking you might have fixed it, and we're just seeing an old static version of the page. Re-caching the pages and/or updating posts might fix it up.

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                • NoahsDad
                  NoahsDad @NoahsDad last edited by

                  @Carson,

                  This is so odd. When I look at the page, I see this. Am I seeing something different than what you are seeing?

                  http://d.pr/6RpW

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                  • Carson-Ward
                    Carson-Ward @NoahsDad last edited by

                    We are definitely not seeing the same thing. Are you perchance using a content delivery network? It might just take some time to update if so.

                    I suggest we both keep an eye on it and make sure that it's fixed for both of us going forward 🙂

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                    • NoahsDad
                      NoahsDad @NoahsDad last edited by

                      Nope, no content delivery network. This is crazy.  No idea what's happening.

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                      • NoahsDad
                        NoahsDad @NoahsDad last edited by

                        Nope, no content delivery network. This is crazy.  No idea what's happening.

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                        • Dr-Pete
                          Dr-Pete @NoahsDad last edited by

                          I'm seeing the bad canonical tag gone now. Are you seeing the same thing? Maybe just had a short-term caching issue.

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                          • Carson-Ward
                            Carson-Ward @NoahsDad last edited by

                            Yeah, looks like I was of no use at all 🙂 I'm glad it's working.

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                            • ZoeAlexander
                              ZoeAlexander @Dr-Pete last edited by

                              Peter, I just discovered I have tons of duplicate content & titles. How can I fix them? It is hurting.

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                              • Dr-Pete
                                Dr-Pete @ZoeAlexander last edited by

                                I'm afraid there's no one, easy answer. I have a comprehensive post about dupe content here:

                                http://www.seomoz.org/blog/duplicate-content-in-a-post-panda-world

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                                • Esaky
                                  Esaky @ZoeAlexander last edited by

                                  That was great content sir ! i added the comments there - adding the same question here also !

                                  This article is very huge and will print it for better understanding !

                                  My problem with the blog is the Duplicate content is marked as for Search Terms or Tags ! like i have written 10 post about design art, i added tags as "design art" in the tag form. using WordPress.org self hosted website !

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