From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | an attempt to fix the Google search problem |
Date: | 2016-11-09 16:34:49 |
Message-ID: | 38c68b83-30ae-c039-acd0-9e853997edc4@2ndquadrant.com |
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It is a well-known problem that a Google search for something in the
PostgreSQL documentation will usually return hits in old documentation
versions first, because those pages have been around for the longest.
I believe I have a promising fix for that. By adding a <link
rel="canonical"> to the documentation pages that point to the "current"
version, search engines will be encouraged to return the current version
search results.
I had heard that the Django project had the same problem and got this
solution from there. See for example the source of this page:
<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/db/models/>. Here is
also some information from Google about this:
<https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2013/04/5-common-mistakes-with-relcanonical.html>
I think this is worth trying. A one-line patch is attached.
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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
Attachment | Content-Type | Size |
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0001-Add-canonical-URL-link-to-documentation-pages.patch | text/x-patch | 1.2 KB |
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