weird search result (causing "omitted results")

criticalmess

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• Apr 3, 2012

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Hey all

In google search results (site:domain.com) I got this URL that causes the warning "omitted results":

http://domain.com/?option=com_conte...atid=31:general&Itemid=46&fontstyle=f-smaller

Any idea what could be causing this to happen?

Thanks!

 

criticalmess

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• #2

ok, let me rephrase this problem, somehow I got this weird URL related to my website, how can I exclude it from Google? Should I use 301 redirect?

Thanks again...

 

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jon_xx_x

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Don't understand what you mean. Are you saying you are doing site:yoursite.com and getting a different site than yours?

 

criticalmess

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• Apr 4, 2012
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I searched site:yoursite.com and got a single omitted result that looks like this:

Code:

http://www.domain.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=12:why-does-joomla-15-use-utf-8-encoding&catid=31:general&Itemid=46&fontstyle=f-smaller

I never used this type of link anywhere on site...

Maybe it's a link from another site, but then it would be a nice method to stick "omitted results" on other sites...

 

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jon_xx_x

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Do you want to PM me it and I can take a look?

 

criticalmess

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Issue resolved, added a redirect 301 from this particular string in htaccess, well see when it goes away...

 

criticalmess

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• Apr 5, 2012
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Update:

In order to remove all sorts of omitted results, I did the following:

1. join google webmaster tools (temporarily)
2. in settings -> crawl rate, I changed it to the fastest possible
3. there is a simple interface in order to remove URLs from cache & index (worked like a charm within 4-5 hours)
4. 301 redirect (to homepage) if ANY querystring is used on homepage

This morning, only one omitted result remains, will update tomorrow.

critical

 

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jon_xx_x

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I'd be more worried why it's happening than just fixing it.