Hello, we apologize for the inconvenience you’re facing with the double URL paths in Rank Math. This issue can lead to duplicate content problems and affect your site’s SEO.
To address this, you can use the canonical URL feature in Rank Math to specify the main source of your content. By setting the canonical URL, you inform search crawlers of the main page if you have pages or posts with similar content. Here’s a guide on how to change the canonical URL using the meta box in Rank Math: How to Change Canonical URL.
If you’re unable to resolve the issue using this method, please feel free to reach out to our support team directly from here, and we’re always here to help.
Sources:
How to Fix Problems While Connecting Account Using Rank Math » Rank Math
Random URLs Redirecting Even When No Redirect Was Created » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
How to Fix “Duplicate, Google Chose Different Canonical than User” » Rank Math
How to Fix ‘Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical’ Status in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Hello,
If you see your homepage URL in the 404 Monitor, it means that some bots are trying to access the URL just like you have shared: https://yourdomain.com/yourdomain.com
This is because all of the 404 errors are relative to the homepage, so you can safely ignore those and go about your day.
If the error was on your homepage, you would see only a forward slash in the log /
Hope that helps.
Are you sure that i should ignore trouble? Number bicome high. now are +40. And if are search engines to have this trouble?
Hello,
This will not affect your search engine rankings. It is possible that bots are trying to access the path my colleague mentioned, hence you see only the homepage URL in the 404.
To reduce or make sure no bots can access that path, you’ll have to apply security features to block malicious bots from accessing the said path.
Here’s a great article on how to secure your WordPress website:
https://mythemeshop.com/blog/wordpress-security-tips/
Please note that we only report the 404s. We do not have information on how or why they are generated.
Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need my assistance with anything else.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
