Exclude url dont exclude the url string
« on: August 24, 2011, 08:46:06 AM »
Hi,
I dont completely understand how to exclude urls.

I have the last month had my sitemap exclude url configurations like this:

component/
index.php?option=com_user&view=register
index.php?option=com_user&view=login
wholesale
faq

However, no matter what i search for in google, its the [ External links are visible to forum administrators only ] result string that always appear first.

I have the same content in the parse url field.

Is everything here correct according to how the system works?
Re: Exclude url dont exclude the url string
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2011, 08:36:26 AM »
for example..

even though i have set exclude url to component/ , the first search options i get in google is still:

[ External links are visible to forum administrators only ]

and not

[ External links are visible to forum administrators only ]
Re: Exclude url dont exclude the url string
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2011, 04:57:36 PM »
Hello,

"Exclude URLs" setting is used to tell generator to NOT include certain pages in sitemap. It doesn't remove anything from urls though.
Re: Exclude url dont exclude the url string
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2011, 05:04:31 PM »
no no, i realize that. But the products on my site are found in two urls strings. One, in /shop/   and one in a component for new products which i have on my front page. However i did/do not want the urls related to the component to appear in google, at least not at first, so i have set the exclude urls to compoonent/.