Need some Help with Wordpress - Site Drops WWW in URL

Kamloops · 02-06-2008, 12:15 PM

I use Fantastico to install WP but my sites end up missing the www at the start of the url.

If you type www(dot)mobility-powerchairs.(com) it goes to the site but then drops the www.

I am not sure if this will create a problem for google.

Any idea what I am doing wrong and how I can fix it?

Thanks

Daniel · 02-06-2008, 12:41 PM

It won't affect Google at all.

My blog too does this. http://www.danltn.com

I prefer it that way.

Use this plugin: http://txfx.net/code/wordpress/enforce-www-preference/

Dan

Kamloops · 02-06-2008, 01:01 PM

Thanks but I sure would like to know why it does this?

Daniel · 02-06-2008, 01:15 PM

Check your .htaccess file I guess, also check your WP config, I can't remember if it enforces it there or not, I seem to remember it does in WP 2.3.2+

Dreads · 02-06-2008, 02:33 PM

I dont believe it should create a problem

check out google.com/webmasters for more information on it

Kamloops · 02-07-2008, 12:19 PM

fixed it it is just in the wordpress options tab where you type the url

Damion · 02-07-2008, 02:56 PM

Not having one consistent URL structure is a big problem actually, if you have a site URL like this for example:

domain.com and when you type www.domain.com and it reverts back to domain.com you have a problem, as well as vice versa.

The reason why is because Google sees two versions of each page on your site.
Google recognizes domain.com and www.domain.com as two unique pages, but since you have exactly the same content on both pages, Google doesn't know which one to chose to give the proper credits to.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/428821-need-some-help-wordpress-site-drops.html

Both versions will be competing against each other once people start to link to your site as different type of link styles will be used, either with www or without.

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Daniel Danltn.com Join Date: May 2007 Location: Danltn.com / Nottingham, UK Posts: 1,201	Check your .htaccess file I guess, also check your WP config, I can't remember if it enforces it there or not, I seem to remember it does in WP 2.3.2+ __________________ :lala: *VERY CHEAP ADVANCED* BULK DOMAIN-STATISTICS LOOKUP** :kickass: Danltn's Blog - Daniel Neville's Site Spoof your links! Submit your blog NOW! Putting bloggers on the map! Last edited by Daniel; 02-06-2008 at 02:53 PM.

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Kamloops NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 496	Thanks but I sure would like to know why it does this?

02-07-2008, 12:19 PM	THREAD STARTER #6 (permalink)
Kamloops NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 496	fixed it it is just in the wordpress options tab where you type the url

02-07-2008, 02:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Damion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,719	Not having one consistent URL structure is a big problem actually, if you have a site URL like this for example: domain.com and when you type www.domain.com and it reverts back to domain.com you have a problem, as well as vice versa. The reason why is because Google sees two versions of each page on your site. Google recognizes domain.com and www.domain.com as two unique pages, but since you have exactly the same content on both pages, Google doesn't know which one to chose to give the proper credits to. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/428821-need-some-help-wordpress-site-drops.html Both versions will be competing against each other once people start to link to your site as different type of link styles will be used, either with www or without.

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