Why no "www" in my URL?

Discussion in 'Google' started by BOG, Sep 13, 2007.

  1. #1
    My site Z5 Films, when I run a search on Google, the results come back as z5films.com/ and not "www.z5films.com"

    Anyone know why this is? Why is the "www" missing on my pages?
     
    BOG, Sep 13, 2007 IP
  2. djrishi

    djrishi Well-Known Member

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    2 reasons:
    1. you need to do a 301 redirect . i.e. z5films.com to be redirected to
    www.z5films.com

    2. Use Google sitemap and set the preference for www version.
     
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  3. ddover

    ddover Active Member

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    #3
    Sign up for Google Webmaster Tools and set your prefered domain. This over time will fix the problem.

    You might also want to set your .htaccess files to disable non www
     
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  4. Mike_savry

    Mike_savry Banned

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    i have the same problem with my site too :
    .htaccess file has to be rearranged and the problem will be solved

    the following is the code :

    Options +FollowSymLinks
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domainname\.com$ [NC]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domainname.com/$1 [R=301,L]

    Try to paste it .. and i think the problem will be solved ...
     
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  5. Solid_Nuts

    Solid_Nuts Active Member

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    the best option would be as mentioned above to 301 redirect as well as setting it up in google webmaster.
     
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  6. Killermule

    Killermule Well-Known Member

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    its fine now. When you start a site it takes up to 48 hrs for the site to show the www. Happened to me and I was like :O so i went to bed. Woke up and it was fine :D
     
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    IEmailer.com Well-Known Member

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    go to the Google webmaster tools and check the www in your preferred domain.
     
    IEmailer.com, Sep 14, 2007 IP