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Search Console - URL Parameters

Discussion in 'Google' started by HRA, Jul 14, 2015.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    Im going to make some changes on Google Search Console URL Parameters. I watched a video by Google about this and I think I understand what I should do. But just to be careful, I thought I would seek advise and confirm first before modifying anything.

    This is what I see now.
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    Question-01:

    This is about parameter "itemkey".

    I want G-Bot to index,
    URL 01 - http://example.com/districts/colombo/
    URL 02 - http://example.com/property/

    I DON'T want G-Bot to index,
    URL 03 - http://example.com/districts/colomb...tegory=&cities=&ad-requirement=&search=SEARCH
    URL 04 - http://example.com/property/?itemkey=&sub-category=rooms

    The reason I don't want URL 03 and URL 04 to index is because it just narrows down the overall results of URL 01 and 02. If you visit URL 01 and click on a category on left side, you can notice this yourself.

    So my question is, if I choose "No URLs" setting for URLs 03-04, will that stop G-Bot from indexing URLs 01-02 too?


    Question-02:
    Let assume I made a mistake and some pages I want indexed is not indexing.
    i) Where are the places I should monitor to notice?
    ii) Will changing the settings back fix that?


    Question-03:

    In the screenshot I posted above, there is a parameter as "sub-category". Following are two example URLs for that.

    URL 05 - http://example.com/cars-and-vehicles/?itemkey=&sub-category=motorbikes-and-scooters
    URL 06 - http://example.com/cars-and-vehicles/?itemkey=&sub-category=vans

    As you can see, they have the parameter "itemkey" too (like in URLs 03-04).
    So if I choose "No URLs" for parameter "itemkey" like I said in question-01, does that mean G-Bot won't index URLs with parameter "sub-category" no matter what settings I choose for that?
    (I read somewhere that No URLs setting override all other settings. I want to make sure)

    Thanks a lot

    Regards,
    Harsha
     
    HRA, Jul 14, 2015 IP