How To Completely Remove the Old Pages from Google?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by bushib, Feb 24, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi there,

    I recently updated my website and corrected the URLs. I want to remove the old URLs of my website from the Google index and add new URLs.

    Any help will be highly appreciated.

    Regards
    bushib
     
    bushib, Feb 24, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    You should 301 redirect the old urls to the new, but if you insist you can use Google Webmasters Centeral URL removal tool or block them via robots.txt.
     
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    grandaddy Peon

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    Follow ssandecki's suggestion and 301 the old URL's. Let google take care of removing the old pages. Can take up to a month for those old pages to disappear completely from the index.
     
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    login Notable Member

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    Yup, 301 is the way to go.
     
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    taljanich Active Member

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    if you want only to delete old URLs you can use Google WMT
    also use rodots.txt to forbid google bot to visit this pages
    and if you want to recieve page weight to new URL(at the same domain) than use 301 redirect
     
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    ameran Well-Known Member

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    You cannot remove anything from Google servers. You just to redirect all those urls to the new links. It is a lot of work, but it is the only way.
     
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    Yes, you can use the "Remove URLs" tool in Webmasters Central.
     
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    If want old pages pr then choose 301 redirect
    If just drop the old pages,use rodots.txt or gg WMT
     
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