Will I face dupe content?

I have a site with lots of content that I removed about a year ago and is no now longer listed on google.. what I want to do is paste that content on my new site because it was getting lots of views in the past on the old site which I no longer want to use,

There are snippets and links to the original site of these content through social media Facebook/Pinterest/twitter

will google see it as dupe content or would it be considered original again? Thanks

if that content used to be indexed then yes, google knows about it (even if it didn't rank, or doesn't show up in google anymore google still knows about this content if it was indexed at some point). And yes, they'll consider it duplicate because it IS duplicate. But whether or not they will penalize your site for it I don't know. Sometimes duplicate content ranks without any issues, but not always, I've not figured out why this happens, so it's a gamble you have to take if you're desperate to bring the old content back

A better option, however, would be to recreate that content (including the old URLs of that content) on the new site EXACTLY like it was on the old site, and then 301 redirect the old URLs to the new ones, and then submit the sitemap of your new site to your GSC for google to pick up the redirections and to (re)index the new URLs

tazarbm said:

if that content used to be indexed then yes, google knows about it (even if it didn't rank, or doesn't show up in google anymore google still knows about this content if it was indexed at some point). And yes, they'll consider it duplicate because it IS duplicate. But whether or not they will penalize your site for it I don't know. Sometimes duplicate content ranks without any issues, but not always, I've not figured out why this happens, so it's a gamble you have to take if you're desperate to bring the old content back

A better option, however, would be to recreate that content (including the old URLs of that content) on the new site EXACTLY like it was on the old site, and then 301 redirect the old URLs to the new ones, and then submit the sitemap of your new site to your GSC for google to pick up the redirections and to (re)index the new URLs

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Can I just be lazy and 301 the entire site to my new site as I no longer want to use the old site? And yes the old URLs will pretty much be the same on the new site minus the new domain.

I figure if I 301 my entire site , would it count sitewide for all URLs instead of 301 each url indivually.

Nobody can tell you for sure. It is risky though and i wouldn't do it.

anonapersons said:

Can I just be lazy and 301 the entire site to my new site as I no longer want to use the old site?

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if you don't care about getting your rankings back (if you had them to begin with) yes, you can do that.

But if you're going to have the same URLs why not try to, at least, 301 the URLs that have good backlinks? Those are very valuable for SEO, and it takes a few seconds to create a redirection with cpanel or a WP plugin. Even if you need to 301 a dozen URLs it would still take you 1-2 minutes tops to do it, so don't be lazy when it matters

anonapersons said:

I figure if I 301 my entire site , would it count sitewide for all URLs instead of 301 each url indivually.

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I don't know to be honest. I think there's a big possibility that you'll lose some of the URLs in the process (they won't redirect and if they happen to have good backlinks pointing to them you're gonna lose those links for good and it would be a pity since quality links are so in demand).

But anyway, I'm not sure what to reply to this question, I'm not really expert at redirections myself, I only know how to copy-paste URLs into new fields and tick the 301 checkbox and that's about it, but I don't know all of the ins and outs of this technique

tazarbm said:

if you don't care about getting your rankings back (if you had them to begin with) yes, you can do that.

But if you're going to have the same URLs why not try to, at least, 301 the URLs that have good backlinks? Those are very valuable for SEO, and it takes a few seconds to create a redirection with cpanel or a WP plugin. Even if you need to 301 a dozen URLs it would still take you 1-2 minutes tops to do it, so don't be lazy when it matters


I don't know to be honest. I think there's a big possibility that you'll lose some of the URLs in the process (they won't redirect and if they happen to have good backlinks pointing to them you're gonna lose those links for good and it would be a pity since quality links are so in demand).

But anyway, I'm not sure what to reply to this question, I'm not really expert at redirections myself, I only know how to copy-paste URLs into new fields and tick the 301 checkbox and that's about it, but I don't know all of the ins and outs of this technique

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thanks, im just going to 301 the entire site since they didn't really have good back links.. they were long tail keywords that ranked because no1 else ranked for it so my theory is that my new site will rank again with the same keywords since they are the same articles.. i just dont want my site to be negatively seen as dupe content / scrapped in googles eyes and be penalized for it since its hundreds of articles =x

ok i have a new plan of action.. im gonna import those posts again onto the old site and redirect them onto my new site and leave it up for a year.. better safe than sorry =)))

ok im back... anyone know if i should let google index it again on the old site before i redirect to the new? thanks

anonapersons said:

I have a site with lots of content that I removed about a year ago and is no now longer listed on google.. what I want to do is paste that content on my new site because it was getting lots of views in the past on the old site which I no longer want to use,

There are snippets and links to the original site of these content through social media Facebook/Pinterest/twitter

will google see it as dupe content or would it be considered original again? Thanks

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Marketing determines duplicate content.

Websites replicate content. Penalties and Consequences may occur. Avoid this by creating original, helpful material.
Meta descriptions, tags, and original material reduce duplicate content. Check your website and online presence frequently for issues.
Thank you

Swetha_Arunachalam said:

Marketing determines duplicate content.

Websites replicate content. Penalties and Consequences may occur. Avoid this by creating original, helpful material.
Meta descriptions, tags, and original material reduce duplicate content. Check your website and online presence frequently for issues.
Thank you

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Ughhhh... Mods? Sounds like %100 a bot reply

*Edit yea.. a bot for sure.. he's replied to 3 threads within 1 min include this response.*

Make sure you de-index your previous site completely and then you are good to paste all the articles on the newer one. I did the same recently.

ok for future references i found the answer here.

301-redirects on the old domain​

To automatically redirect visitors as well as Google-Bot to the new domain, when they request the old domain name, you have set up a 301-redirect for the old domain name.

In order to use a redirect to the new domain, with a HTTP Status Code 301, you simply enter the following Rewrite Rule into the .htaccess file for the old domain.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^OLD-domain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.NEW-domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.OLD-domain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.NEW-domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

By using the above code, you will also redirect all URLs. If you, for example, request a URL on the old domain (www.old-domain.com/product-1/), you are automatically redirected to the same URL on the new domain (www.new-domain.com/product-1/).

https://www.sistrix.com/ask-sistrix...-safely-move-my-website-to-a-new-domain-name/

If you copy the content that was removed from your old site and paste it onto your new site, Google may see it as duplicate content. This is because the content has already been indexed by Google on your old site, and copying it to your new site without any significant changes may result in Google flagging it as duplicate content.

To avoid this, you can try a few things:

Make significant changes to the content: Consider updating and rewording the content so that it is not identical to the content on your old site. By doing so, you may create new, unique content that Google will view as original.

Use a canonical tag: A canonical tag can be used to tell Google which version of the content is the preferred version. This can help avoid any potential issues with duplicate content.

Redirect the old URLs: If possible, consider redirecting the old URLs to the new URLs. This can help Google understand that the content has moved to a new location and is not duplicate content.

In any case, it's important to note that it may take some time for Google to re-index the content and recognise any changes you make. So, it's recommended to monitor your website's performance and search engine rankings after making any significant changes.