Scenario #2A: Page B is available for search.
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:13 am
Scenario #2A: Page B is available for search.
If you want both pages to run with equal status, you really only have one option: remove the 301-redirect, and resubmit both pages. It may take time for Google to honor this signal, as there is no new, stronger signal to override it. Here's a step-by-step breakdown:
Remove the 301 redirect from A→B.
Add self-referencing rel-canonicals (A→A, B→B)
Submit both pages to Google Search Console (GSC)
Self-referencing rel-canonicals are pretty weak signals, bangladesh number data they are at least a nudge to Google to say that page B is now something you consider an independent entity. You can try to start the process by creating new links (internal or external) to both pages. If you were passing significant authority from A→B with the original 301-redirect, know that you are now distributing that authority. There is no easy solution to this. You can’t give someone half your eggs in your basket and still expect them to count all your chickens, as the old saying goes.
Scenario #2B: Page B is hidden from search.
Scenario #2B: Page B is hidden from search.
If you want Page B to be available to humans but don't care whether it's available to search engines (perhaps it's an internal page that exists for legal reasons but isn't important for marketing), you can do rel-canonical B→A. This will allow Page B to be visible, but will stabilize the ranking signals on Page A. The steps look like this:
If you want both pages to run with equal status, you really only have one option: remove the 301-redirect, and resubmit both pages. It may take time for Google to honor this signal, as there is no new, stronger signal to override it. Here's a step-by-step breakdown:
Remove the 301 redirect from A→B.
Add self-referencing rel-canonicals (A→A, B→B)
Submit both pages to Google Search Console (GSC)
Self-referencing rel-canonicals are pretty weak signals, bangladesh number data they are at least a nudge to Google to say that page B is now something you consider an independent entity. You can try to start the process by creating new links (internal or external) to both pages. If you were passing significant authority from A→B with the original 301-redirect, know that you are now distributing that authority. There is no easy solution to this. You can’t give someone half your eggs in your basket and still expect them to count all your chickens, as the old saying goes.
Scenario #2B: Page B is hidden from search.
Scenario #2B: Page B is hidden from search.
If you want Page B to be available to humans but don't care whether it's available to search engines (perhaps it's an internal page that exists for legal reasons but isn't important for marketing), you can do rel-canonical B→A. This will allow Page B to be visible, but will stabilize the ranking signals on Page A. The steps look like this: