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    How to Resolve Duplication of HTTPS & HTPP URLs?

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    • CommercePundit
      CommercePundit @bootleg last edited by

      Yes, I don't want to crawl my HTTPS pages and don't want to create duplication by HTTPS and HTTP pages.

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      • CommercePundit
        CommercePundit last edited by

        I want to add similar mind bubble in this question.

        http://www.lampslightingandmore.com/

        https://www.lampslightingandmore.com/

        I have make canonical tag live after discussion over here. But, I have confusion regarding Relative & Absolute URLs.

        I am using absolute URLs in canonical tag but, website have relative URLs.

        So, Does it create any issue or stop down get benefit of canonical tag?

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        • gfiorelli1
          gfiorelli1 last edited by

          I would use no Ă­ndex for the https version of the site, or block it from robots.txt, if i don't want it to be indexed.

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          • gfiorelli1
            gfiorelli1 @CommercePundit last edited by

            I believe you're messing things, honestly. 1st > choose a canonical version for your site (www. or not). Sometimes absolute urls can give problems for https version of a site. 2nd > consider if your really want to index the htpps version... If not, put no index or block it via robots.txt. If yes use as canonical tag the http URL of the https page.

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            • CommercePundit
              CommercePundit @gfiorelli1 last edited by

              So, What about canonical tag. I am too confuse with it. What is ultimate conclusion. Because, I have make it live one website after getting suggestion.

              Any eCommerce experience which will help me to understand more. What is best solution in my case. My goal is remove duplication in website and improve crawling rate.

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              • CommercePundit
                CommercePundit @gfiorelli1 last edited by

                You are right. Because, I have solid confusion after reading article about duplication. I checked my website and found HTTPS and HTTP pages and raising questions in that direction.

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                • CommercePundit
                  CommercePundit @gfiorelli1 last edited by

                  Now, Looks fine... Right??

                  https://www.lampslightingandmore.com/robots.txt

                  http://www.lampslightingandmore.com/robots.txt

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                  • gfiorelli1
                    gfiorelli1 @gfiorelli1 last edited by

                    Yep

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                    • sichristie
                      sichristie last edited by

                      Our solution to this, was to make sure we had a canonical for each and every page pointing to the http:// version.

                      Secondly https:// was only made available after logging in.

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                      • CommercePundit
                        CommercePundit @sichristie last edited by

                        I have set robots.txt file for HTTP and HTTPS versions. You can find out both file above your response. Thanks for your answer.

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