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  • Dino64
    Dino64 Subscriber last edited by Sep 7, 2015, 11:06 PM

    Setting aside my personal issue with Google's favoritism for Responsive websites, which I believe doesn't always provide the best user experience, I have a question regarding duplicate content...

    I created a section of a Wordpress web page (using Visual Composer) that shows differently on mobile than it does on desktop view. This section has the same content for both views, but is formatted differently to give a better user experience on mobile devices. I did this by creating two different text elements, formatted differently, but containing the same content. The problem is that both sections appear in the source code of the page. According to Google, does that mean I have duplicate content on this page?

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    • donford
      donford @Dino64 last edited by Sep 8, 2015, 11:57 PM Sep 8, 2015, 11:49 PM

      HI Dino,

      I don't see any issues. It is okay to use multiple H1 tags for reasons such as this. Google has confirmed multiple H1 tags are okay.

      My example above was probably more alarming to you then I could have realized. My effort was to point out a simple case of how to use css for multiple device types. In your case having different text is for the benefit of the user which is exactly as it should be.

      Good job,

      Don

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      • Dino64
        Dino64 Subscriber @donford last edited by Sep 8, 2015, 11:02 PM Sep 8, 2015, 11:02 PM

        My developer (in training) figured out a solution to eliminate the duplicate content; however, I'm still wonder if having two H1 tags (one shows on mobile and the other shows on desktop) in the source code will hurt my SEO. I usually like to stick to one H1 so there is no confusion for Googlebots. Here's one of the pages in question:

        view-source:http://new.brooklynmanhattanlocksmith.com/services/automotive/

        Thanks for the help! Dino

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        • donford
          donford @Dino64 last edited by Sep 8, 2015, 10:46 PM Sep 8, 2015, 10:46 PM

          HI Dino,

          Before I said to much I had to look at Visual Composer. Spent about 10 minutes there and didn't really see how the code turns out. Perhaps if you like to post a link to the webpage or just message me if you don't want it public. I'll be happy to review the source and offer a thumbs up or any suggestions I can.

          Good luck,

          Don

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          • Dino64
            Dino64 Subscriber @donford last edited by Sep 8, 2015, 2:07 AM Sep 8, 2015, 2:07 AM

            Thanks, Don. Would this work if I have a separate H1 tag for each version as well? I want Google to recognize each H1 for each version and not get confused as to which headline is a priority.

            Regards,

            Dino

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            • donford
              donford last edited by Sep 8, 2015, 12:13 AM Sep 8, 2015, 12:13 AM

              Hi Dino,

              Is your code something (basic) like this.

              I love lamp!

              I love lamp!

              Then you use a switch to determine which view to show?

              If so, the correct way would be to use the switch to select which CSS to load instead. Thus you can use the same class but it will show up different based off of the users view.

              I love lamp!

              Here is a nice article about switching CSS based on views.

              Hope that helps,

              Don

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