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Re: How do I remove the default .myshopify domain and description from showing up on Google?

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How do I remove the default .myshopify domain and description from showing up on Google?

TeleTubi48
Tourist
8 1 1

I have bought a custom domain and changed it in the Domain setting. Whenever I search for my custom domain "www.brillorya.com" it shows up, but the default ".myshopify.com" domain also shows up. What can I do? 

Also, when my "brillorya.com" domain shows up, it shows a random description and another title, not the ones that I entered in the meta fields.

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beauxbreaux
Shopify Partner
299 27 60

This is an accepted solution.

Even though your custom domain is now primary, Google may still have the .myshopify.com version indexed from when your site was first launched. This is normal and should resolve over time.

Shopify automatically sets up 301 redirects from your .myshopify.com domain to your new custom domain, which tells search engines that the new domain is the permanent one. So you’re not penalized—it just takes a little time for the old version to fully disappear from search results.

You can speed things up by:

Submitting your sitemap in Google Search Console
Using the URL Removal Tool in Search Console to hide the .myshopify.com URL sooner (optional, but can help)

Beaux Barker
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beauxbreaux
Shopify Partner
299 27 60

This is an accepted solution.

Even though your custom domain is now primary, Google may still have the .myshopify.com version indexed from when your site was first launched. This is normal and should resolve over time.

Shopify automatically sets up 301 redirects from your .myshopify.com domain to your new custom domain, which tells search engines that the new domain is the permanent one. So you’re not penalized—it just takes a little time for the old version to fully disappear from search results.

You can speed things up by:

Submitting your sitemap in Google Search Console
Using the URL Removal Tool in Search Console to hide the .myshopify.com URL sooner (optional, but can help)

Beaux Barker
Developer
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TeleTubi48
Tourist
8 1 1

Okay, thank you. What about the Page title and the description. Will they fix themselves as well? 

beauxbreaux
Shopify Partner
299 27 60

If the my Shopify domain is the one with the incorrect information then yes it will fix itself as this is just cached old information from when Google first indexed your site. 

Beaux Barker
Developer
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TeleTubi48
Tourist
8 1 1

No, I am talking about the "brillorya.com" domain. If You look in the 1st and 2nd photo, the Google page "BRILLORYA" doesn't have the description and title I inserted in the meta description and home Page title.

Will it fix itself with the info I inserted, or do I have to do something else?