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DanielGarneau · 05-24-2014, 07:52 AM

Hello,

I want search engine to start seeing contents in a new subdirectory that was hidden from their view.

Is the following approach OK?

First, remove the line of instruction from the robots.txt file that blocks access to /en/?

Second, add this new path to the sitemap.xlm file.

Third, tag the change frequency to NEVER for duplicated files in the sitemap?

Also, I do not intend to block the older files with duplicate content using the ROBOT.TXT file because I want them to stay in google indexes and because I want to maintain the full integrity of the older version of my site.

Is there anything missing from the above ?

05-24-2014, 07:52 AM	#1
DanielGarneau Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Posts: 23	Does sitemap changefreq never instruction avoids duplication penalty for robots Hello, I want search engine to start seeing contents in a new subdirectory that was hidden from their view. Is the following approach OK? First, remove the line of instruction from the robots.txt file that blocks access to /en/? Second, add this new path to the sitemap.xlm file. Third, tag the change frequency to NEVER for duplicated files in the sitemap? Also, I do not intend to block the older files with duplicate content using the ROBOT.TXT file because I want them to stay in google indexes and because I want to maintain the full integrity of the older version of my site. Is there anything missing from the above ? __________________ Daniel Garneau To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -- Knowing and Believing: Torn-apart, yet inseparable allies… Last edited by DanielGarneau; 05-24-2014 at 07:58 AM..