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  1. sandymcdonald

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    I'm using the Blog template page and have set up a SEO Title and Meta Description. Currently, I have 2 pages of Blog posts.

    In Google Webmaster Tools, I am getting a duplicate Meta Data Description error with /blog/ and /blog/page/2/.

    How do I correct this while allowing the search engines to index and find my blog in general as well as all the posts in my blog?

    I'm using SEO by Yoast, but I don't see an option to noindex, follow on a page basis.

    My site is http://comfortclimateservice.com

    Thank you for your help.
     
    sandymcdonald, Nov 15, 2014
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  2. Pramod

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    Hello,

    May be you are also using SEO options from theme option for meta description.
    Please Check it correctly. If you are using there then remove from there.

    Thanks & Regards
    Pramod
     
    Pramod, Nov 17, 2014
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  3. sandymcdonald

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    I'm only using the SEO theme setting for the homepage since I cannot set it with the Yoast plugin.

    I am setting the SEO Title and meta description on the blogpage itself. For some reason it duplicates for each page. Is there some place I should add noindex, follow?
     
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    Hello,

    Did you putted SEO code from theme option panel also?
    May be it is just because of you putted meta from your theme option also.

    Thanks & Regards
    Pramod
     
    Pramod, Nov 18, 2014
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  5. sandymcdonald

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    No, I removed the meta description from the theme options SEO section but that was not what was causing the issue. Apparently, it is happening because the blog page has more than one page, in my case 2 pages. What is the best way to eliminate this for pages beyond the first blog page but still allow search engines to find my blog?

    Thank you,
    Sandy
     
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    I think inserting the following code recommended by Google will fix the issue . Can you please tell me exactly where to insert the code if you agree?

    Code:
    <link rel="next" href="http://comfortclimateservice.com/blog/page/2/">
<link rel="prev" href="http://comfortclimateservice.com/blog/">
    Thank you,
    Sandy
     
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  7. Pramod

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    Hello,

    You have to ask this to Google where to place this code.     ​
    If the issue with two blog page then please delete one page.​
    It is not necessary that if you are not insert meta then Google will not track your page/post.​

    Thanks & Regards
    Pramod    ​
     
    Pramod, Nov 19, 2014
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  8. sandymcdonald

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    I do want google to find my blog. Additional pages are created when the number of blog posts exceed the number that fit on a page, therefore, I cannot delete page 2.

    Google says to put the code in the <head> section of the page. Please tell me the best place to put it in the blog page template page. I have created a child version so I will make the change there rather than in the parent of course so that it is not overwritten with theme updates.
     
    sandymcdonald, Nov 19, 2014
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  9. Pramod

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    Hello,

    You have to put these code in header.php file
    Please follow below image.
    20-andrina-head-seo.png
    Thanks & Regards
    Pramod
     
    Pramod, Nov 20, 2014
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  10. sandymcdonald

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    I've inserted the code in the place you instructed. Hopefully, my duplicate meta description issue will go away. Thank you.
     
    sandymcdonald, Nov 20, 2014
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