GA4 Using two versions of homepage url / analytics data incorrect

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Adam Marks, Jan 25, 2024.

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    Hi all,

    I have noticed on ga4 that it seems to be using two versions of our homepage for our site Custom Made Casino. Our homepage is CustomMadeCasino.com however it is showing a second version as CustomMadeCasino.com/index.php?-route=common/home. All of our traffic points to the main domain but I feel this is hurting our seo. I tried to do a redirect in the htaccess file however apparently our domain is cloaking the index.php so when I did that, we lost all of the rest of our functionality. Any solutions for this?

    As well , we use Hotjar and our bounce rate on the homepage is under 20% and average time is 2 minutes +. On GA4, the bounce rate is double and the time on the page is about 15 seconds. I believe ga4 is not correctly bringing in the data. Does google for seo use the ga4 info or do they have their own data? Is there a way to fix this? Our website is opencart 3.03
     
    Last edited: Jan 25, 2024
    Adam Marks, Jan 25, 2024 IP