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Hi,

Similar Page Result is 18% for my websute? Is it bad? Or, what is good or what is bad for a website?

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A single percentage from a generic similarity checker is only a rough indicator and by itself seldom means a search-engine penalty. What matters is whether multiple URLs on the site deliver the same primary content to users. Search engines will typically choose a canonical version and hide or ignore near-duplicates; they rarely apply a manual “penalty” unless duplication looks manipulative or spammy. See Google’s guidance on duplicate content for the official view. (Google Search Central - Duplicate content).

Practical checks and quick fixes:

  • Confirm which two pages were compared and whether the similarity is driven by headers/footers, templated blocks, or the main article. was right to ask which tool produced the result; knowing the comparison method changes the diagnosis.

  • Use a site-wide duplicate scanner (for example Copyscape or Siteliner) to find real duplicates across URLs.

  • If pages are meant to be the same, consolidate them: use a 301 redirect or a rel="canonical" tag. If they must coexist but should not be indexed, use a meta robots noindex. Example canonical tag:

    <link rel="canonical" href="">

  • Make titles, meta descriptions, and the main body text unique where possible. For parameter-driven duplicates, handle parameters in Search Console or via server rules.

For context and deeper reading about causes and remediation, see Moz’s duplicate-content guide. (Moz - Duplicate Content)

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Member Avatar for MidiMagic

Similar page result? On what?

Are you referring to your search score for your website on some search engines? That just shows how well the website contents match your search string.

Member Avatar for veledrom

The exact percentage of similarity of two pages after with a search engine may penalize you is not known, it varies from search engine to search engine, Your aim should be to keep your page similarity as LOW as possible

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What are some good ways to market or advertise my website?

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The exact percentage of similarity of two pages after with a search engine may penalize you is not known, it varies from search engine to search engine, Your aim should be to keep your page similarity as LOW as possible

Where are you finding this information? How are you testing this similarity? And what two files are you comparing?

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If you link all of your pages to each other, with the links at the tops,then the similarity is not much of a penalty.

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