Title: Multiple URLs
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Multiple URLs

 *  Resolved [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/)
 * i am finding a strange issue which would like to report to you. i see 2 URLs:
 * [http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/](http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/)
 * above URL is displayed in the groups pages
 * [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename)
 * above URL is indexed by google and has the same content
 * why are they 2 separate URLS?
 * Also when i go to:
 * [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname)
 * i get a blank page with the group name and group description in it.
 * Kindly let me know on this
 * Thanks
    Vishal
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-groups-extras/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-groups-extras/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Slava Abakumov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slaffik/)
 * (@slaffik)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884971)
 * [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename)–
   this is a URL for a Custom Content Type. Seems you have a SEO plugin that generates
   sitemap.xml file. In that plugin settings you should disable including gpages
   CPT into sitemap.xml.
 * [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname) –
   this is a page holder for a group (which does include group details). It’s just
   a way I store data in DB.
 * I will consider completely hiding this CPT from front-end.
 * Thanks for reporting!
 * [https://github.com/slaFFik/BP-Groups-Extras/issues/72](https://github.com/slaFFik/BP-Groups-Extras/issues/72)
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884972)
 * Thanks a lot… It’s highly appreciated
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884973)
 * Using yoast seo…if i disable gpages then I loose the single gpages-sitemap.XML…
   want one gpages in sitemap and one gpages to be indexed ideally…. 2 same content
   URLs an issue with search engines
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884977)
 * Hi
 * regarding the latest update:
 * this issue is fixed Thanks a lot:
 * 1. Two URLs:
 * [http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/](http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/)
 * above URL is displayed in the groups pages
 * [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename)
 * 2. [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname)
 * i get a blank page with the group name and group description in it.
 * But now there is no indexing of gpages in SEO Plugin like YoastSEO. Previously
   i used to get /gpages-sitemap.xml in the XML Sitemaps of Yoast. Now i dont get
   it. Kindly revert it back as its a must to have gpages listed in sitemaps else
   there is no way to get BP groups in the sitemap in the first place.
 * Also now i loose the ability to define the tiles and desc as there is no custom
   type gpages listed. It seems you did completely hiding of this CPT from front-
   end. Kindly revert it back as its required to give proper titles and desc to 
   group pages
 * Thanks once again
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884978)
 * [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename)
   has been removed. Now gpages can be accessed via [http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/](http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/)
   this is perfect
 * but plz keep this in sitemaps.xml the sitemaps in the older version used to have
   [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename…can](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname/pagename…can)
   this be changed to [http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/](http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/pagename/)
 * Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [Slava Abakumov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slaffik/)
 * (@slaffik)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884979)
 * It’s impossible to have public `gpages-sitemap.xml` and hidden `http://website.
   com/?gpages=groupname/pagename` – so I made hidden everything.
 * So far I don’t want to write and support a hack for WordPress SEO plugin (or 
   any other SEO plugins) – as this will require an extra time, which I just don’t
   have.
    If your group is public – those pages inside groups are public too. So
   they will eventually appear in search results (if you linked to them somewhere).
   BuddyPress doesn’t list users profiles and groups in sitemaps too (and it seems
   you are ok with that), so that’s why groups pages behave the same way.
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884980)
 * Hi
 * Thanks for your reply.
 * BuddyPress doesn’t list users profiles and groups in sitemaps
 * Yes it doesn’t that’s precisely the reason gpages need to be there in sitemaps
   which your plugin used to do. Else there is no way to tell Google about bp groups.
 * Your group holder main page is [http://website.com/?gpages=groupname](http://website.com/?gpages=groupname)
 * Can this be changed to [http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/](http://website.com/groups/groupname/gpages/)
   so that it can come in sitemap?
 * I know this would take up much time but trust me you need gpages in sitemap as
   earlier
 *  Plugin Author [Slava Abakumov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slaffik/)
 * (@slaffik)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884981)
 * > …there is no way to tell Google about bp groups.
 * You are not completely right 🙂 I have a plugin in plans, that will make this
   possible. That’s another reason why I won’t change the current behaviour (as 
   of 3.6.8.1).
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884982)
 * Great…but currently not possible….have downgraded to previous version till you
   get your plugin ready..cant risk loosing my groups rankings on Google because
   of sitemap issue
 *  Thread Starter [sharmavishal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharmavishal/)
 * (@sharmavishal)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-urls-2/#post-6884983)
 * Also I want proper gpages titles and description by toast seo..I loose that also…
 * Bp groups doesn’t give a pretty title leave aside the description…
 * I would request you to reconsider this..my groups title and description ranks
   in Google by gpages and not the default bp group home page…
 * Gpages need to be in sitemap if you ask me

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