UTF-8 encoding and google local search

Discussion in 'Websites' started by Dazed_and_confused, Jan 22, 2006.

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    Hello,
    i have changed the encoding of my site from windows-1253 to UTF-8, and google start removing pages from the local search (14.000 global, 500 local).
    Is there any way to fix it?
     
    Dazed_and_confused, Jan 22, 2006 IP
  2. Olney

    Olney Berserker

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    I've never seen a site encoded in windows-1253
    Was there any specific reasons why you encoded it this way?

    Changing it top UTF-8 could change your result it would make your site more world friendly. This really doesn't help if your target is local though...
     
    Olney, Jan 22, 2006 IP
  3. Dazed_and_confused

    Dazed_and_confused Well-Known Member

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    windows-1253 is greek windows encoding.

    I changed the encoding because of AdSense, only with utf-8 shows ads and not psa.

    maybe meta tag language will help ?
     
    Dazed_and_confused, Jan 22, 2006 IP