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WordPress SEO: How to Choose www or non-www versions of the URL?
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A Blog or website can work with 2 version of www and non-www versionsof the URL. You can enter into your site by typing http://yourdomain.com or http://www.yourdomain.com but both version of domain URL has great impact on the eye of search engine as well as those are technically different URLs. Actually the www prefix is a subdomain of the root yourdomain.com.
You can choose www and non-www versionsof the URL in WordPressbut it doesn’t create any impact on your site traffic but the problem is with Google indexing.

www & non-www

Suppose you are running your WordPress blog by www version (e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com), as a result when Google will index your pages on their search engine then Google will preferred www version. Similarly when you preferred non-www version (e.g. http://yourdomain.com) then Google will index your WordPress pages by non-www version of the URL.
However the problem occur when you frequently switch between www and non-www versions of the URL. As a result search engine will consider the both www and non-www version as separate content link and this is very bad for Search engine optimization. Because Search engine then found lot of duplicate content by same address.
You can easily choose www and non-www versions of the URL on WordPress blog. Just follow the below steps-
Step 1 Go to WordPress Login Page  and Sign in to account

Step 2 Go to Dashboard ->Setting

settings
Step 3 Now under General Settings option write your WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) with www and non-www versions
WordPress domain
Step 4 Finally hit the Save Change button from bottom of the screen.
I am personally use non-www versions of the URLs but I don't think so preferred domain has any SEO advantage. But surely one advantage exists on non-www version, most of the users or visitors don't enter whole domain address for visit any site. So often they skip www and enter domain address as http://yourdomain.com so in this case if you are using non-www version then your site will get preferences for visit. If you have any argument about this then feel free to share with us.

9 comments

  1. Great article...Personally,ii love the way of you blog..
    • Thanks for dropping your comment. I always try to share every single things of Blogging.
  2. hello bro how are you.. I need your help since two months when i searched my site url in google the site is appearing but the title is not showing only latestgames2.com is showing what to do.
    • I think you didn't change the title on setting...just---

      Go to Blogger Dashboard ->Settings ->Basic -> Title

      Edit the old title and write new one. After changing create a new post for update. Hopefully within 1/2 days your new title will display on search engine.
    • thanks bro that helped I have checked my site today and the title was found. You always helped me brother please if you agree please suggest a description for my site latestgames2.com
    • Welcome Nauman..write description by reviewing 3/4 games website...Don't write exactly the same title or description like others. Because this may cause of penalty by Google.
    • please bro you are a webmaster and seo expert please suggest me an site description please if you agree email me the description.
    • please bro you are a webmaster and seo expert please suggest me an site description please if you agree email me the description.
    • I can give example but don't use this exactly for your site description..just follow and make yours unique description.

      A site for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, PS Vita & iPhone games with expert reviews, news, previews, trailers, cheat codes, wiki guides & walkthroughs.

      Or

      News, reviews, previews, screenshots, movies, message boards, FAQs, game guides, and downloads for computer and console video games.

      In those description most of the keywords used..And traffic will easily attract.
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