How do you deal with URL parameters that radically alter page content?

  • Resolved TobiasRafe

    (@dmpaez)


    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi,

    I was wondering if someone could help me with an issue on our staging site regarding URL parameters. I only used one URL in the link we need help with but in truth there are multiple instances of this.

    Our website is using Art Galleria to fetch data for the art fairs and exhibitions occurring at our gallery.

    On every page, there is a link that leads to another page that showcases the art made by an artist that will be on display in that event.

    Example (placeholders, the hidden link that I added is just one example):
    Event URL: https://domainname.com/event-type/event-name/

    Participating Artists:
    https://domainname.com/event-type/event-name/artist/artist-name

    According to our web developer, he used PHP to “beautify” the URLs for the participating artists. Otherwise, it would have looked something like this: https://domainname.com/event-type/event-name/?artist=artist-name

    Now they insist that these pages (participating artists) should be indexed. But the problem is that the page titles & meta descriptions for the “participating artist” pages is the same as the event URL which would introduce some SEO issues. If I try editing the page titles and meta description of “https://domainname.com/event-type/event-name/artist/artist-name” for example using Yoast SEO, the changes would be mirrored across the other two pages because it’s a URL parameter. A URL parameter that radically alters the content on the page to the point where it would be better off being a static URL.

    I’m at a loss at what course of action we should take. Also, if there is a way I can privately send an example of a set of URLs from the staging site if needed, let me know.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Support Michael Ti?a

    (@mikes41720)

    Hi @dmpaez

    Unfortunately, your question is a bit outside the scope of the support we provide. Giving?SEO advice, in most cases, requires a deep analysis of your site to provide accurate advice for your specific setup, even for what may seem to be a simple question.

    At Yoast, we want to help people improve their site and to make SEO attainable for everyone. So we offer?Yoast Academy?courses which are included in our Yoast SEO Premium subscription, several great plugins, and a?comprehensive SEO blog.

    We understand that not everyone has the interest or time to learn SEO.?Our main advice at this point?would be to check for a local SEO company and see if they can help out.

    If you have any specific questions or concerns with the Yoast SEO plugin itself, please do let us know, but in this instance, it looks more like an implementation concern on your URL permalink structure of your website. Sorry we couldn’t be of more help here.

    Plugin Support devnihil

    (@devnihil)

    We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you require any further assistance please create a new issue.

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