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Google returns deprecated & empty API doc pages

Open exitcode0 opened this issue 6 months ago • 1 comments

The old API doc pages still rank highly on google search results

Most of these pages are now empty, so we should look into how we can either:

  • automatically redirecting the user to the appropriate page containing the new docs
  • delist or downrank the deprecated & empty doc pages from google search results

Potential ways to achieve this:

  • Submitting a new sitemap via the Google Search Console
  • Implement HTTP 301 redirects on the old documentation pages that will redirect the user to the appropriate page for the new documentation

exitcode0 avatar Jun 11 '25 02:06 exitcode0

Hey @exitcode0 , thanks for bringing this to our attention. We have some plans in the works to make this more user-friendly, and we've filed an internal ticket for us to look into this more.

annejuan-okta avatar Jun 11 '25 20:06 annejuan-okta