This can negatively impact your SEO ranking . Search engines won't know which version to index and it could lead to duplicate content issues.
You can check the primary URL for your website by going to Settings » General in the WordPress dashboard . Then look at the web address in the “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)” fields.
Look for primary URL
With AIOSEO you can automatically insert the correct canonical URL into the header of your website so that search engines know your preference.
- Use SEO-friendly URL structures
After you have set a primary URL for search engine indexing, bulk lead you can now review your website's URL structure .
URLs play an important role in your search engine optimization. An SEO-friendly URL structure helps Google, Bing and other search engines easily crawl your pages and understand your content.
You can create SEO-friendly URLs by making sure they are short and descriptive. Also, don't forget to include a keyword in the permalinks, use hyphens to separate words, keep all words lowercase, and don't use stop words.
Pro tip: Don't include numbers in your URL slugs either. This will help you update your content in the future.
- Make sure your website is mobile friendly
The next point in this technical SEO guide is making sure your WordPress website is mobile friendly.
With the switch to “mobile-first,” Google now indexes the mobile version of your website instead of the desktop version.