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Tycho de Waard (SU)

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1/27/2021 10:37 AM

    404 pages are served when a page is not found.
    But if the pages that is not found was called as a sub page, DNN reverts to the page.
    So, www.domain.com/ghjhkj gives a 404 but www.domain.com/about-us/ghjhkj reverts to www.domain.com/about-us/

    From a users perspective this seems fine. Or at least not to awkward. But today I heard that this might not be great for SEO.

    Any thoughts on this?

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    Tycho de Waard

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    Michael Tobisch

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    1/28/2021 4:18 AM
      Tycho,

      I remember this has been discussed a while ago in the original forum on dnnsoftware.com. The behaviour is because in the Url www.domain.com/about-us/ghjhkj, "ghjhkj" could be a parameter expected by a module on the page www.domain.com/about-us, and therefore handled as such by the core framework (as this has no idea about what parameters or querystrings are expected/handled by the modules).

      For SEO I don't see too much problems, as urls like this should normally not be found in the sitemap or in any links from other sites. I never found such stuff in my logs. But I might be wrong.

      Happy DNNing!
      Michael

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      Tycho de Waard (SU)

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      1/29/2021 2:26 AM

        Well, it happens mainly of a page doesn't exist anymore. So, there was about-us/location-amsterdam and the location has been terminated. Referrer links to that page should resolve in a 404.

        Although from a UX point of view I prefer the current solution, I'm having discusssions with a SEO company looking for the ideal solution. 

        Tjep's digital agencyRegards,
        Tycho de Waard

        Tjep's digital agency
        We just love DNN
        https://www.tjeps.com





        Michael Tobisch

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        1/31/2021 2:44 AM

          Tycho,

          you can use the 40fingers SEO redirect module for this afaik (force 404 urls feature).

          Happy DNNing!
          Michael
           

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          Timo Breumelhof (40F)

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          2/1/2021 2:46 AM
            Posted By Michael Tobisch on 31 Jan 2021 03:44 AM

            Tycho,

            you can use the 40fingers SEO redirect module for this afaik (force 404 urls feature).

            Happy DNNing!
            Michael
             

            True

             

             

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