I recently put a site online with a CMS that utilizes "PHPSESSID" (PHP session id). I see that the pages being indexed by google have the php session id on them and soem of the pages are being indexed 2-3 times with different session id's. I do not like the php session id's on the urls that are indexed, plus I heard it can hurt your seo. The site is getting a lot of users now, it allows users to submit articles and comment on articles. The script I am using is from sensesites.com (their cms script). Is there a way to disable the php session ID or make it more search engine friendly?
Session Id won't hurt your seo but if you don't like it read the script documentation - how to change the configuration to use cookies. Also check what is canonical link element -> http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/canonical-link-tag-video/
Session ID can be a problem for SEO. I would recommend finding a way to disable session ID for your website. I had the problem with one of my websites that are you describing, I noticed that the pages of website had been indexed with the session ID. Here is a link to a website that you can use to test if your website is being indexed with a session ID in the URL. PageRank Crawl If you would like further help with you request feel free to post your questions.
I have been reading on the site where I got the script from sensesites.com and I can not find any help on what to do. The support forum is not online anymore. Can you look at the site sensesites.com and see if you can figure it out. The live site I am dealing with can be seen here - this is one of 5 sites like this I have and most of them are indexed with the session id - : Here is the site: http://www.seofriendly.com/seo_articles What should I do and how do I do it?
The option to disable this feature option may be hard coded into a configuration file. I will see if I can find any information on this topic, if I am unable to, we can discuss other options that help to bring resolution to this issue. How long have you been using this script?
Well I started using it is 2005-2006 and use it on a few sites. There is only one of my sites that I am worried about
An .htaccess file would help you in hiding the Session IDs...Get a programer and write a .htaccess configuration to hide your Sessions. Good Luck