CODEWITHSUNDEEP
seo
tesicg
tesicg

Reputation: 4053

SEO issue and remove a trailing slash from URL

We have a web site written in ASP.NET. When you open the following page:

http://concert.local/elki/

You can see the slash "/" at the end. We need to remove it in order to have:

http://concert.local/elki

I've tried some things to make it work, but it doesn't help. For example, when I add the following code in Global.asax.cs file:

protected void Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString().Contains("http://concert.local/elki/"))
    {
        HttpContext.Current.Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
        HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Location", Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Replace("http://concert.local/elki/", "http://concert.local/elki"));
    }
}

The following error comes up:

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies.

There is also the following code:

<asp:Content ID="Content1" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentHead">
    <link rel="canonical" href="http://concert.local/elki" />
</asp:Content>

That puts canonical stuff in page header.

How can I get the following URL:

http://concert.local/elki

?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3279

Answers (2)

giorgio79
giorgio79

Reputation: 4209

Here is the official answer from Google. Effectively, they dont care whether you have a trailing slash or not http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.fr/2010/04/to-slash-or-not-to-slash.html

Google treats each URL above separately (and equally) regardless of whether it’s a file or a directory, or it contains a trailing slash or it doesn’t contain a trailing slash.

Upvotes: 0

ps2goat
ps2goat

Reputation: 8485

Check out this answer: url trailing slash and seo

It basically says that Google prefers the trailing slash. Just code consistently and you should be fine.

Upvotes: 1

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