same post 2 different links in google?

Hello,

In google there's 2 different links that takes a person that searches for the same topic to the thread in my forum.

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It shows the links /forum/showthread.php?p=112 and 112-post1.html is this correct? or do i have to change a setting so single post don't get index in google?

I recommend NOT re-writing showpost.php, and then adding showpost into the robots.txt file

Hey briansol,

I have showpost.php in my robots.txt file. I don't know which one is SHOW SINGLE POST.

showpost.php in the robots file won't do anything for you as it sits, because there are NO showpost urls any more. You've re-written them to 112-post1.html and so on.


you may need to change from using a preset url structure to clicking the plus sign on advanced options and making your own.

I turned this >> Add rel="nofollow" to the Showpost links? << to Yes!. But i don't know what to use for 'Showpost' URL Format

Since i turned on nofollow the urls that are already index will they disappear?

no... that just means the bot won't follow them from the main page, but it already knows about them, so they are indexed.

What kind a rewrite them to? I don't know.

I am seeing alot of the single post in google :(

I don't know what to do to for google to show them as a thread. :(

EDIT: Will adding this fix the problem? >> "[forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title].html" in cutom?

You can set "Replace post number link with Permalink " option in vbseocp to replace showpost links with showthread ones (as we do here on vbseo.com ).

Hey Oleg,

You lost me :( Where can i find this at in vbseo? Will this delete or replace the links that are in google?

That is defined in "Permalinks" option in "Linkbacks" section of vbseocp.
Google will reindex your showpost pages and remove them with time.

I got it!

Thank YOU Both for your help.

I had changed this to YES! in Showpost URLs is this ok?

Add rel="nofollow" to the Showpost links?
Enable this option to prevent search engines from following links to single versions of posts (showpost.php). Individual post pages might be considered "duplicate content" by search engines.

Yes, looks ok.

Thanks alot guys!

Does anyone know how long until google drops those single post links?