Tell me more ×
Webmasters Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for pro webmasters. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 2 down vote favorite

My Webmasters Tools home page contains example.com and www.example.com in the sites section.

There is a rewrite rule (301 redirect) on my server that redirects all requests from www.example.com to example.com.

Now I am worried why dashboard pages for example.com and www.example.com show different data? These pages show different keywords and different amount of links to my site.

Is it normal? Is there any way to "merge" collected data? Or maybe there is a way to make Google treat example.com and www.example.com as one site (as it really is)?

share|improve this question

2 Answers

up vote 3 down vote accepted

Under Site Configuration > Settings, there is an option for preferred domain. Select the one you want and allow Google some time to transfer all your data to the preferred profile.

share|improve this answer
thank you for the answer. what data should be displayed in non-preferred profile after transferral is complete? – Bobrovsky Nov 3 '10 at 19:53
1  
After my changes took affect, all categories showed No data available. – Jeremy Nov 3 '10 at 19:58
great, thank you! now I know what to wait for. – Bobrovsky Nov 3 '10 at 19:59
up vote 3 down vote

Did you set the preferred domain in your Webmaster Account? It can be found under settings.

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.