Wordpress and duplicated content

[Tilko]

I'm a bit concerned about duplicated content because of wordpress..
Let's say I post an article on my hompeage (displaying full article)..
All good.. But what happens when google index also the unique website path of an article (http://website.com/author/article-name) ?
So that means the same article will be posted on homepage and on the unique path of the article..

It will be posted on:
http://website.com
and
http://website.com/author/article-name

Won't that be treated as duplicated content in google's eyes?

 

[SEO Power]

Set your index page to show post excerpts instead of full posts.

 

[Approachable]

Set your index page to show post excerpts instead of full posts.

That'll be a very good idea! But i recommend setting a click here to read more button so that you know where the preview will end and you could create a better end so that it forces the visitor to open the page out of curiosity! Also add a featured image.

 

[Approachable]

I don't think that'll be a big problem though because google knows wordpress.Well if you're still worried you could use the method i replied to the other comment!

 

[Velenterprise]

Check this post on how wordpress can be an overoptimization over-kill and duplicate content issues as you have mentioned in your OP. http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...diot-proof-guide-authority-site-building.html

 

[Tilko]

But the problem is that I would like full post only on my homepage.. I don't want "excerpts" based blog..

 

[arganrecords]

For this purpose you can use landing pages, are better for your goal.
WordPress was born to make blogs with the preview on the homepage and the content inside dedicated location of the site.

 

[MarilynG12]

Yeah the best way is to set all pages other than the actual post url to excerpts.

 

[Tilko]

Actually that thread Valenterprise posted was very helpful..
With a little help from a friend and this thread, I got it figured out..
Thanks guys

 

[Approachable]

Actually that thread Valenterprise posted was very helpful..
With a little help from a friend and this thread, I got it figured out..
Thanks guys

If you could explain the solution you got it might help others! Sharing is caring!

 

[FBGuru]

If you could explain the solution you got it might help others! Sharing is caring!

I'm amazed not a single member talked about canonicalization. In simple term, you can simply turn on the "Canonical URL" in AIO SEO/Yoast plugin and forget about the duplicate content issues. As long as its turned on, no matter how many pages on your site displays the same content; Google will consider it as single post only.

As Matt describes :

 

[SEO Power]

That'll be a very good idea! But i recommend setting a click here to read more button so that you know where the preview will end and you could create a better end so that it forces the visitor to open the page out of curiosity! Also add a featured image.

That can be achieved using the "more tag".