Comments on: Yet Another Duplicate Content Vulnerability Hits WordPress, Movable Type Blogs (Part 1) http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/ Greg Mulhauser's random musings on life that don't seem to fit in anywhere else. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-3120 Matt Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:36:58 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-3120 Hi guys, I think this is really a useful blog to hang out and to get some knowledgable content. Hi guys, I think this is really a useful blog to hang out and to get some knowledgable content.

]]> By: Ehab http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-3054 Ehab Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:58:16 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-3054 I do not support the idea that an attacker would go such long miles to try and hurt any website. Most SEO aware webmasters place noindex to archives and category pages, etc. Nice find though -) I do not support the idea that an attacker would go such long miles to try and hurt any website.

Most SEO aware webmasters place noindex to archives and category pages, etc.

Nice find though -)

]]> By: Wordpress Duplicate Content Vulnerability | WebZaurus http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-3043 Wordpress Duplicate Content Vulnerability | WebZaurus Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:32:35 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-3043 [...] Mulhauser brought into my attention a Duplicate Content Vulnerability present in Wordpress and Movable [...] [...] Mulhauser brought into my attention a Duplicate Content Vulnerability present in WordPress and Movable [...]

]]> By: Wordpress Duplicate Content Vulnerability http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-28 Wordpress Duplicate Content Vulnerability Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:11:18 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-28 [...] Mulhauser brought into my attention a Duplicate Content Vulnerability present in Wordpress and Movable [...] [...] Mulhauser brought into my attention a Duplicate Content Vulnerability present in WordPress and Movable [...]

]]> By: Greg http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-27 Greg Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:58:15 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-27 Hi Donncha, Hey, many thanks for stopping by! (For any readers who might not be familiar with the real brains behind WordPress, Donncha is the lead developer for the multi-user version of the software.) Nope, it's not a dumb question at all. The answer is that in an ideal world, there wouldn't be any links with extraneous page numbers appended to the URL. But unfortunately, all it takes is for a person who wants to compromise the search engine visibility of a website to start publishing such links anywhere that a search engine can find them and crawl them. Anywhere will do: some junky forum somewhere, a site of their own, a direct submission to Google, a bit of blog comment spam, etc. The point is that the links to duplicate content don't have to be important, or authoritative, or even ever seen by a human being: all it takes is for a search engine bot to see them, and the damage is done. All the best, Greg Hi Donncha,

Hey, many thanks for stopping by!

(For any readers who might not be familiar with the real brains behind WordPress, Donncha is the lead developer for the multi-user version of the software.)

Nope, it’s not a dumb question at all. The answer is that in an ideal world, there wouldn’t be any links with extraneous page numbers appended to the URL. But unfortunately, all it takes is for a person who wants to compromise the search engine visibility of a website to start publishing such links anywhere that a search engine can find them and crawl them. Anywhere will do: some junky forum somewhere, a site of their own, a direct submission to Google, a bit of blog comment spam, etc.

The point is that the links to duplicate content don’t have to be important, or authoritative, or even ever seen by a human being: all it takes is for a search engine bot to see them, and the damage is done.

All the best,
Greg

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-26 Donncha O Caoimh Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:47:05 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-26 Dumb question - where are the links to these pages with numbers appended to the urls? If there aren't any links then Google won't index them and no problem surely? Dumb question – where are the links to these pages with numbers appended to the urls? If there aren’t any links then Google won’t index them and no problem surely?

]]> By: WordPress, Movable Type Hit by New Duplicate Content Bugs http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/2007/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-16 WordPress, Movable Type Hit by New Duplicate Content Bugs Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:27:39 +0000 http://whereelsetoputit.com/blog/wordpress-movable-type-duplicate-content/#comment-16 [...] over at Where Else to Put It? is a new duplicate content vulnerability that is affecting both WordPress and Movable Type blogs. What is duplicate content, and why should [...] [...] over at Where Else to Put It? is a new duplicate content vulnerability that is affecting both WordPress and Movable Type blogs. What is duplicate content, and why should [...]

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