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Duplicate contentWhat it means for you.

Substantially identical text that appears at more than one web address.

Growth Score · Acquisition

Definition

What it means

Duplicate content dilutes signals because search engines must guess which copy to rank. It usually comes from URL parameters, printer versions, or copied product descriptions.

The usual fix is a canonical tag, a redirect, or rewriting the copy to be distinct.

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URL structure checkerReads your whole list of addresses and finds the patterns: capitals that split a page in two, dates that make it stale, and the same page living at two URLs.

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What is Duplicate content?

Substantially identical text that appears at more than one web address.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Acquisition pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with Canonical URL and Thin content, then browse the other terms in Acquisition.

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