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I have duplicate URLs for each ad page. For example:

https://example.com/ads/2161/%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B2%D8%B3_GS350.html

https://example.com/2161/

I used the second URL for Twitter and Instagram posts.

So I see a message in Google Webmaster Tools that there are duplicate title tags and content.

How can I fix this issue, I want the Googlebot to index only the first URL, not the second URL.

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Hi Just set canonical URL and it should fix it.

Example:

URL 1: http://www.example.com/product/first.html

URL 2: http://www.example.com/first.html

Let's say if you want google to crawl only URL 2 then in the first URL set URL 2 as canonical URL.

Code to go in the head section of URL 1:

<link rel=”canonical” href=”http://www.example.com/first.html” />
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  • so if i want this url will be "example.com/ads/2161/%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B2%D8%B3_GS350.html" rel="canonical" , the other url will not crawl by google ! even it is on twitter . May 18, 2017 at 22:15
  • @Esmail Yes. That's right.
    – TopQnA
    May 18, 2017 at 23:52
  • i did that , but i tested it on google it is crawl the other link and not crawl what i want Jun 9, 2017 at 1:12
  • If you setup canonical correctly and if you leave the setup for some time you should see the change. Also, you may like to share some URLs on social media like G+ and probably bot will come and visit the site again sooner and it should change the index. This is recommended approach and it should work.
    – TopQnA
    Jun 9, 2017 at 1:45
  • i put rel="canonical" for url i want that google crawl it , unfortunately google crawl and index the other url , and i can't find the canonical on google search page !! Jun 9, 2017 at 2:00

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