Hi, I have a page findable in google that I did not create. On the screenshot you see 2 links at the top. The top one is correct, but the second link opens the same page but each time with a different url. How can I make sure that the second findable page goes away. I have already submitted an index map via google search but the page is still findable.
Can someone please help me with this?
hi @User026
It seems like the second URL might be a duplicate or dynamically generated version of your original page. Here are a few steps you can take to fix this issue:
Check Canonical Tags – Ensure that your original page has a canonical tag () pointing to itself. This tells Google which version is the preferred one.
Use URL Removal Tool – In Google Search Console, go to “Removals” and request the removal of the unwanted URL.
Block the Duplicate URL – If this duplicate page is unnecessary, you can block it using a robots.txt rule or set a noindex meta tag on the duplicate version.
Check Internal Links – If your website or sitemap has links pointing to this duplicate URL, update them to only point to the correct version.
301 Redirect (if applicable) – If the duplicate URL is not needed, you can set up a 301 redirect to the correct URL so that search engines and users are always directed to the right page.
Hi @User026
In my opinion, you need to locate the second link in search results where it comes from at first, then add noindex tag from backend code pages to let Google know it should not be indexed anymore. After that, give Google some time to crawl and index your web pages again and see if results are updated or not.
