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How to separate mobile URLs from desktop URLs?
On the mobile page, add a rel=”canonical” tag pointing to the corresponding desktop URL. We support two methods to have this annotation: in the HTML of the pages themselves and in sitemaps. For example, suppose that the desktop URL is http://example.com/page-1 and the corresponding mobile URL is http://m.example.com/page-1.
When to use different URLs to serve the same content?
When you use different URLs to serve the same content in different formats, the annotation tells Google’s algorithms that those two URLs have equivalent content and should be treated as one entity instead of two entities.
How to detect the relationship between two URLs?
Signal the relationship between two URLs by tag with rel=”canonical” and rel=”alternate” elements. Detect user agent strings and redirect them correctly.
When do you need to redirect to different URLs?
Automatic redirection When a website is configured to serve desktop and mobile browsers using different URLs, webmasters may want to automatically redirect users to the URL that best serves them. If your website uses automatic redirection, be sure to treat all Googlebots just like any other user agent and redirect them appropriately.
Can a sub-domain be used to localize a website?
Sub-domains can be used for both localization by country or by language. They are easy to set up and can be connected to Google’s Search Console. By pointing DNS to a web server, which is located close to your user, hosting can be localized.
What to do if you want Google to crawl your mobile site?
If you want Google to crawl your URLs, make sure that you’re not blocking the URL with the disallow directive. Make sure that your mobile site contains the same content as your desktop site.
How can I check if my website is mobile friendly?
Checking whether you have a mobile friendly view or not is easy – Google has a mobile friendly website tester called Webmaster Tool to do exactly that, and it’s accessible right here. All you need to do is insert the URL of your web page and click on the ANALYZE button. Google’s test will then analyze your website and display the result.
How to link from one page to another?
To link from a page to another section of the page, I navigate through the page depending on the page’s location to the other, at the URL bar, and add the #id. So what I mean; This takes you #the_part_that_you_want at the page before