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    • yanaiguana111
      yanaiguana111 last edited by

      My client is using double forward slahes in URL like this "//" is this affecting SEO?

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      • Timmmmy
        Timmmmy last edited by

        Double slashes only hamper SEO if there are links connecting to that content. If there are no links then its a non issue.

        Here's some code to place in .htaccess (if applicable)

        Prevent double slashes in URLs, e.g. //Blog and /Home//About

        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.)//(.)$ 
        RewriteRule . %1/%2 [R=301,L]

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