Double URLS for static pages (duplicate content)

I just saw this in google webmaster tools

Duplicate meta content

PHP Code:

http://www.scorechase.com/gmat/gmat-test-experiences/8753-need-suggestion-how-improve.html 


PHP Code:

http://www.scorechase.com/gmat/gmat-test-experiences/8753-need-suggestion-how-improve.html?t-8753.html= 


It looks like google is considering it as duplicate entries, what should i do ?

The second URL looks strange, didn't you have some other URL rewrite solution with urls like "/t-8753.html" before you installed vBSEO?

Nope .... i used dynamic links (default vbulletin) before VBSEO .....

I'm not sure where that URL comes from then, did you ever change your URL formats in vBSEO CP?

Just configuerd them once and thats it. the strange thing is both the URLS work ..while the weird one should probably give an error ..... not found.

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what's your htaccess? do you have any custom rules in there?

the 2nd url should re-direct to the first. it does here, it does on my site.

If you apply t-8753.html= infront of your thread URLS, does it gets redirected to the correct thread?

Here is my htaccess for forums

Code:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.
# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.

RewriteEngine On


#__ VBSEO code
# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/)
#RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.scorechase\.com
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} gmat/
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.scorechase.com/gmat/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(ad_console/|modcp/|cron)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?)?)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

#__ VBSEO Code ends

#_VBSEO Sitemap code
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
#_VBSEO Sitemap code ends


RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://scorechase.com/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://scorechase.com$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.scorechase.com/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.scorechase.com$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.openalternatives.org/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.openalternatives.org$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://openalternatives.org/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://openalternatives.org$      [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(swf|jpg|jpeg|gif|png|bmp)$ http://www.scorechase.com/ [R,NC]

Try to add this right after "RewriteEngine On" line to perform redirect:

Code:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^t-[0-9]+\.html
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.scorechase.com/gmat/$1? [R=301,L]

ok it gets redirected now ... thnx!

your htaccess has some issues.

1, you have the sitemap generator code in there twice. leave the first one in the vbseo block. remove the 2nd one.

2, why do you have openalternative rules in there? I went to the site, and it's not even hitting the same code base it appears.

ok i removed the sitemap generator code .. i didnt realize it was separate.

openalternatives rule is to allow for hotlinking.

ahh, gotchya, for hotlinking only. ok.