#microformats 2024-08-01

2024-08-01 UTC
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jeremycherfas is confused about u-syndication.
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jeremycherfas I want to copy some older posts from one domain to create new posts on another domain. I do not want to have to edit the head of the original post to indicate `rel-canonical`, nor do I really want to edit the HEAD of the new post. Can I use `class="u-syndication"' on the link from the new version to the old version?
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jeremycherfas Or should I be using `rel="canonical"` on the link to the old post? Unfortunately, http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-canonical does not have any examples I can look at.
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[tantek] let's start with what is the goal (goals) you're trying to accomplish? (for yourself, for your readers, for search engines, users thereof)
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jeremycherfas I think what I want to achieve is not to penalise search by having duplicate content.
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[tantek] ugh, yeah I wish I understood that better. I can't even get Google to properly index old posts at all that are not duplicated anywhere. It's just throwing my stuff away from its index 😞
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[tantek] do you plan to eliminate the older domain or do you want search to actually preferentially treat the older domain as "canonical" and direct people there?
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[tantek] I like the "originally posted" way of doing this, visibly
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jeremycherfas I will not delete the original. I have a link that currently reads `<a href="https://www.eatthispodcast.com/our-daily-bread-01/" rel="canonical">Listen to The Abundance of Nature here</a>` on my "other" domain.
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jeremycherfas The old post remains the canonical source.
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jeremycherfas Do search engines understand Originally posted?
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[tantek] I mean use the rel-canonical in a visible link like that in an "Originally published <a href rel=canonical>on the Eat This Podcast</a>"
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[tantek] good for humans and machines
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jeremycherfas Oh yes, it will be visible, and I can add the additional text. Thanks for the help.
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[tantek] 👍
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