# Redirections, Duplicate Content & Permalinks

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirections-duplicate-content-permalinks/190059>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 12, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirections-duplicate-content-permalinks/190059 "2010-06-12T09:32:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirections-duplicate-content-permalinks/190059/1 "2010-06-12T09:32:08Z")

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Hi,

Recently I’ve looked at trying to get a permalink system up to  
increase my site’s ranking in google (and to have nice looking URLs);  
however I’ve been very worried about google and duplicate content.

I currently already have a “flaw” in my site, in which if you go to  
[mysite.com/tutorials/ID](http://mysite.com/tutorials/ID) it will bring you to the same place as  
[mysite.com/categories/CatID/tutorials/TutID](http://mysite.com/categories/CatID/tutorials/TutID) . I really need the  
first one “/tutorials/TutID” to redirect to the second “/categories/  
CatID/tutorial/TutID”.  
When I decide to then release this permalink thing, I will then have  
URLs like this “/CatPerm/TutPerm”, However I will then need the old  
links “/categories/CatID/tutorials/TutID” and “/tutorials/TutID” to  
redirect to “/CatPerm/TutPerm”…

I’m hesitant to release this permalink system because with multiple  
pages of the same content google will think I have duplicate content…

What should I do? How should I approach this?

I still don’t really know how to setup the permalink system (well I’ve  
made “UrlExt” for categories, which will be thier “CatPerm”; but I  
dont know how to implement this in routes.rb).

If you need anymore information please just ask,

Please Help,

-Joe

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**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirections-duplicate-content-permalinks/190059/2 "2010-06-12T15:30:18Z")

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I know it’s bad not to wait 24hours until I bump, but I really need a  
response as soon as possible; and my topic is already way off the list  
that people read.

Please Help,

-Joe

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**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirections-duplicate-content-permalinks/190059/3 "2010-06-12T16:22:05Z")

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Joe wrote:

> I know it’s bad not to wait 24hours until I bump,

Then don’t do it.

> but I really need a  
> response as soon as possible;

So does everyone else. If you really need turnaround time this fast,  
please hire a consultant.

> and my topic is already way off the list  
> that people read.
> 
> Please Help,
> 
> -Joe

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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