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 +====== Duplicate Content ======
  
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +When the same content is used on two or more [[web page|pages]],​ it's referred to as **duplicate content**. This includes content of the same [[website]] (e.g. on different subpages) as well as content from different websites (different [[domain|domains]]).
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 +===== Importance for SEO =====
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 +Search engines can recognize duplicate content. And they'​re getting better at recognizing which is the original and which is the duplicate. While the original won't be affected by it, the duplicate can get a worse position in the [[SERP]]s. Search engines don't tell how exactly they decide which one is the original and which one is the duplicate.