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Good day!
I changed an article’s title and changed the URL slug too, hoping the change in the title will help my article to land on page 1 for the targeted keyword.
After that, I submitted Request Index to URL inspection on GSC, thinking it will just overwrite the previous article’s URL.
But when I looked at Google to see if my article shows up for the keyword What does the Bible say about acne?, what showed up on page 2 was the OLD title for my article: What Does the Bible Say on Women’s Acne and Body Image Issues?
The NEW title is What Does the Bible Say About Acne and Body Image Issues? But it doesn’t show up anywhere.Â
Only the article with the OLD title, slug, URL shows up.
But both URLs of the articles of the old and new articles are live.
OLD TITLE:
https://blemishedyetredeemed.com/what-does-the-bible-say-on-womens-acne-and-body-image-issues/
NEW TITLE:Â https://blemishedyetredeemed.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-acne-and-body-image-issues/
For context, my website is just 3 months old. I’m not very techy and still learning to implement SEO on my writing.
So my questions are these:
1. How do I fix this? I want the article with the NEW title to show up instead? (Or do you recommend I don’t bother with it since it’s on page 2 anyway?)
2. What errors did I make in my process? (Should I refrain from submitting Request Index on URL inspection tool GSC? I am doing this because I found out that even after 2 months my articles are not showing up for targeted keywords. But when I used URL inspection tool, they started to show up either on page 1 or page 2).
3. How do I make a 301 redirect from my old to new url using RankMath?
I hope I explained my situation properly. Thank you for the feedback!
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Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with your article’s visibility in Google search results. Thank you for providing detailed context about your situation.
To address your questions:
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Fixing the Visibility of the New Title: To ensure that the article with the new title shows up instead of the old one, you should implement a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new URL. This tells search engines that the content has permanently moved to a new location, which can help consolidate ranking signals to the new URL.
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Errors in Your Process: Submitting a request for indexing via Google Search Console (GSC) is generally a good practice, especially if you’ve made significant changes to your content or URLs. However, if you change a URL, it’s crucial to set up a 301 redirect first before requesting indexing. This way, Google knows to index the new URL instead of the old one.
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Creating a 301 Redirect Using Rank Math: To set up a 301 redirect from your old URL to your new URL using Rank Math, follow these steps:
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
- Navigate to Rank Math SEO â Redirections.
- Click on Add New Redirection.
- Enter your old URL as the Source URL and your new URL as the Destination URL.
- Select 301 Permanent Move as the redirection type.
- Click on the Add Redirection button to save your changes.
Here are some screenshots to guide you through the process:
Once you’ve set up the redirect, it may take some time for Google to recognize the change and update its index accordingly.
If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, feel free to reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will be happy to help you out!
Sources:
How to Fix the Submitted URL Seems to Be a âSoft 404â Error » Rank Math
How to Fix âDuplicate, Submitted URL Not Selected as Canonicalâ Issue in Google Search Console » Rank Math -
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