delete page after I publish my website

joaopeixoto
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joaopeixoto posted this 07 February 2024
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Hi. When I publish to html. it will create duplicate page for index.html and titleIgave.html
can I delete titleIgave.html without having trouble later? if so why nicepage don't do that when export to html???
if not, why not? :)

ps. what files can I delete without get in trouble in the website. (I hate SEO tools telling me I've duplicate pages). It's not my fault SEO.

Hi. When I publish to html. it will create duplicate page for index.html and titleIgave.html can I delete titleIgave.html without having trouble later? if so why nicepage don't do that when export to html??? if not, why not? :) ps. what files can I delete without get in trouble in the website. (I hate SEO tools telling me I've duplicate pages). It's not my fault SEO.

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Support Team posted this 07 February 2024

Hello,

The index.html file is a copy of the page specified as a home page under the Site Settings. It is required for some servers. In general, this page can be removed manually after the exporting is no links refer to exactly this page. Or you can use the canonical link for SEO to set the main page.

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Olivia
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Hello, The index.html file is a copy of the page specified as a home page under the Site Settings. It is required for some servers. In general, this page can be removed manually after the exporting is no links refer to exactly this page. Or you can use the canonical link for SEO to set the main page. ................................................... Sincerely, Olivia Nicepage Support Team Please subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/nicepage?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/nicepageapp
joaopeixoto
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joaopeixoto posted this 07 February 2024

I did use the canonical link for SEO to set the main page index.html.
the warnings in ALL SEO programs still tell me that I've duplicate content.
I was trying to remove the original page. not the index.html since that is the page that the server is going to get by default.
so if I remove index.html and put on canonical link: https://mywebpage.com/nameOfMyWebpage.html
will work? how server knows this is the main page??? I doubt this works.

I did use the canonical link for SEO to set the main page index.html. the warnings in ALL SEO programs still tell me that I've duplicate content. I was trying to remove the original page. not the index.html since that is the page that the server is going to get by default. so if I remove index.html and put on canonical link: https://mywebpage.com/nameOfMyWebpage.html will work? how server knows this is the main page??? I doubt this works.
joaopeixoto
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joaopeixoto posted this 07 February 2024

I tried do delete index.html...put canonical in mynamed.html ofc it didn't worked. server gone 404.
I can correct that going htaccess route to tell whose the main page.
I was hoping that nicepage could go the other way around, removing mynamed.html and let stay the index.html as it should.
Still don't know what you mean in you post.

I tried do delete index.html...put canonical in mynamed.html ofc it didn't worked. server gone 404. I can correct that going htaccess route to tell whose the main page. I was hoping that nicepage could go the other way around, removing mynamed.html and let stay the index.html as it should. Still don't know what you mean in you post.
Support Team
Support Team posted this 08 February 2024

Hi João,

The point of the canonical link is to indicate the most representative page from duplicate pages. This Google documentation should be helpful:
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls
When you have two pages with the same content but different URLs you need to choose one which will be indexed by search engines and specify a full absolute URL to this page.

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Olivia
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Hi João, The point of the canonical link is to indicate the most representative page from duplicate pages. This Google documentation should be helpful: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/canonicalization https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls When you have two pages with the same content but different URLs you need to choose one which will be indexed by search engines and specify a full absolute URL to this page. ................................................... Sincerely, Olivia Nicepage Support Team Please subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/nicepage?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/nicepageapp
joaopeixoto
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joaopeixoto posted this 08 February 2024

I know what a canonical link is and why it is used. That doesn't resolve the problem. Your help in this regard was zero.
SEO software will report it as a duplicate, and Google will also do that. I tried multiple solutions to see if I knew less than you (guess not).
I resolved the problem by editing the .htaccess file, redirecting to uselessotherpage.html, and deleting index.html (as you suggested).
It's not the answer, but Google doesn't cry anymore. The answer would be only 1 page, not duplicate pages. (asking too much, I know)...writing good code is not for everyone. I know. I'm a software engineer. My expertise is not web development; that's why I attempt to simplify my life by using software to do it for me. I suppose I will purchase a course and do it myself. I'm tired of subpar software. Apologies for my frustration, but I've been using your software for 3 years (2 with this account and 1 with another), and the progress of NicePage is not what I anticipated.

I know what a canonical link is and why it is used. That doesn't resolve the problem. Your help in this regard was zero. SEO software will report it as a duplicate, and Google will also do that. I tried multiple solutions to see if I knew less than you (guess not). I resolved the problem by editing the .htaccess file, redirecting to uselessotherpage.html, and deleting index.html (as you suggested). It's not the answer, but Google doesn't cry anymore. The answer would be only 1 page, not duplicate pages. (asking too much, I know)...writing good code is not for everyone. I know. I'm a software engineer. My expertise is not web development; that's why I attempt to simplify my life by using software to do it for me. I suppose I will purchase a course and do it myself. I'm tired of subpar software. Apologies for my frustration, but I've been using your software for 3 years (2 with this account and 1 with another), and the progress of NicePage is not what I anticipated.
Support Team
Support Team posted this 09 February 2024

Hi João,

Unfortunately, there is no option to remove the index page from the website generation or not to generate it. However, the standard methods for pages with duplicated content and different URLs should work with Nicepage pages as well as with any other HTML pages. There is nothing specific in Nicepage pages. And there is nothing specific in canonical links for the Nicepage page. The canonical link is a standard too. Nicepage adds it to the source of both the page and index. Usually, it helps. But Google is a third-party service. We cannot say why it cries when the canonical link is added. From the Nicepage side, we can only be sure that the link is added to the page and attribute uses the same URL you inserted under the Page settings.
Please let us know if you have any further questions.

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Olivia
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Hi João, Unfortunately, there is no option to remove the index page from the website generation or not to generate it. However, the standard methods for pages with duplicated content and different URLs should work with Nicepage pages as well as with any other HTML pages. There is nothing specific in Nicepage pages. And there is nothing specific in canonical links for the Nicepage page. The canonical link is a standard too. Nicepage adds it to the source of both the page and index. Usually, it helps. But Google is a third-party service. We cannot say why it cries when the canonical link is added. From the Nicepage side, we can only be sure that the link is added to the page and attribute uses the same URL you inserted under the Page settings. Please let us know if you have any further questions. ................................................... Sincerely, Olivia Nicepage Support Team Please subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/nicepage?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/nicepageapp
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