Multiple URLs

https://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename – this is a URL for a Custom Content Type. Seems you have a SEO plugin that generates sitemap.xml file. In that plugin settings you should disable including gpages CPT into sitemap.xml.

https://website.com/?gpages=groupname – this is a page holder for a group (which does include group details). It’s just a way I store data in DB.

I will consider completely hiding this CPT from front-end.

Thanks for reporting!

https://github.com/slaFFik/BP-Groups-Extras/issues/72

Thanks a lot… It’s highly appreciated

Using yoast seo…if i disable gpages then I loose the single gpages-sitemap.XML…want one gpages in sitemap and one gpages to be indexed ideally…. 2 same content URLs an issue with search engines

Hi

regarding the latest update:

this issue is fixed Thanks a lot:

1. Two URLs:

https://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/

above URL is displayed in the groups pages

https://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename

2. https://website.com/?gpages=groupname

i get a blank page with the group name and group description in it.

But now there is no indexing of gpages in SEO Plugin like YoastSEO. Previously i used to get /gpages-sitemap.xml in the XML Sitemaps of Yoast. Now i dont get it. Kindly revert it back as its a must to have gpages listed in sitemaps else there is no way to get BP groups in the sitemap in the first place.

Also now i loose the ability to define the tiles and desc as there is no custom type gpages listed. It seems you did completely hiding of this CPT from front-end. Kindly revert it back as its required to give proper titles and desc to group pages

Thanks once again

https://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename has been removed. Now gpages can be accessed via https://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/ this is perfect

but plz keep this in sitemaps.xml the sitemaps in the older version used to have https://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename…can this be changed to https://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/

Thanks

It’s impossible to have public gpages-sitemap.xml and hidden https://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename – so I made hidden everything.

So far I don’t want to write and support a hack for WordPress SEO plugin (or any other SEO plugins) – as this will require an extra time, which I just don’t have.
If your group is public – those pages inside groups are public too. So they will eventually appear in search results (if you linked to them somewhere). BuddyPress doesn’t list users profiles and groups in sitemaps too (and it seems you are ok with that), so that’s why groups pages behave the same way.

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

BuddyPress doesn’t list users profiles and groups in sitemaps

Yes it doesn’t that’s precisely the reason gpages need to be there in sitemaps which your plugin used to do. Else there is no way to tell Google about bp groups.

Your group holder main page is https://website.com/?gpages=groupname

Can this be changed to https://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/ so that it can come in sitemap?

I know this would take up much time but trust me you need gpages in sitemap as earlier

…there is no way to tell Google about bp groups.

You are not completely right ?? I have a plugin in plans, that will make this possible. That’s another reason why I won’t change the current behaviour (as of 3.6.8.1).

Great…but currently not possible….have downgraded to previous version till you get your plugin ready..cant risk loosing my groups rankings on Google because of sitemap issue

Also I want proper gpages titles and description by toast seo..I loose that also…

Bp groups doesn’t give a pretty title leave aside the description…

I would request you to reconsider this..my groups title and description ranks in Google by gpages and not the default bp group home page…

Gpages need to be in sitemap if you ask me