Google’s John Mueller stated Google Search will de-duplicate its search outcomes primarily based on virtually duplicates. John stated this on Twitter the opposite day when requested about canonicalizing worldwide URLs.
John wrote “We do de-duplicate primarily based on “almost-duplicates” (I forgot the precise title), in order that could be what you are seeing there.” I do marvel what the title is for deduplicating “virtually duplicates.”
Listed here are these tweets:
We do de-duplicate primarily based on “almost-duplicates” (I forgot the precise title), in order that could be what you are seeing there. Additionally, for somebody promoting flags, I am disillusioned that your Swiss flag is unsuitable. Christian. /shakeshead :-))
— 🌽〈hyperlink href=//johnmu.com rel=canonical 〉🌽 (@JohnMu) September 21, 2022
AFAIK we do attempt to decide up on that, but when that is actually the one distinction: good luck. Additionally it is usually high quality to have them as duplicates, we will nonetheless present the suitable URL in search even when it is seen as a reproduction.
— 🌽〈hyperlink href=//johnmu.com rel=canonical 〉🌽 (@JohnMu) September 21, 2022
Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.