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    • Obbserv
      Obbserv last edited by

      I am getting Duplicate Meta tag error(under HTML improvement) for these kinds of pages

      • http://www.gobol.in/catalogsearch/result/index/?category=&p=3&q=sharp+split+AC+1.5+ton&x=0&y=0
      • http://www.gobol.in/catalogsearch/result/index/?category=&q=sharp+split+AC+1.5+ton&special_price=4%2C10000&x=0&y=0
      • http://www.gobol.in/catalogsearch/result/index/?category=&q=sharp+split+AC+1.5+ton&special_price=5%2C10000_8%2C10000&x=0&y=0

      What is the best way to resolve such type of error?

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      • Alick300
        Alick300 last edited by

        Hi,

        In your website meta tag is creating dynamically by searching in website search box. I am sorry to say that but its terrible because when I opened first url mentioned in question showing Nokia lumia mobile phones on searching 'sharp split AC 1.5 ton' .It means your website product search also not working.

        I have searched 'Buckingham Palace' and please do check the meta title.

        http://www.gobol.in/catalogsearch/result/?q=Buckingham+Palace&category=&x=16&y=9

        'Buy Buckingham Palace Online: Browse Best Buckingham Palace Results: Gobol Electronics India'

        Second thing I don't understand what is the use of creating dynamic meta tag on users search query .Does it help in SEO? I don't think so.

        First you have to stop creating dynamic meta tags on search query otherwise you will get endless such error.

        Thanks

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        • RuthBurrReedy
          RuthBurrReedy last edited by

          The results of your internal search tool are all fully indexable, which is creating hundreds of variations of very similar pages based on the user's search term and the filtering options they select. Alick300 is correct that dynamically inserting the search term into the title and description tag is a problem - it means that the possibilities for individual pages and title tags being created are pretty much endless.

          I usually recommend adding the meta tag

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