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[qim]

Hi

I have a problem...

I have a page with a content that repeats itself over several other pages (7 at the moment). It's a few lines about travel insurance and I use the same test on all different destination pages.

I've been looking for a way of not repeating the current text and found the solution in php include. Basically, instead of placing the text in these pages I call the text from a single php page, leaving the main part of the page blank. The php does a copy&paste job.
So, my question is: what is best? these apparently empty pages, or repeating them several times?

Besides, I don't know if the search engines look at php files, because I would have to repeat them just as many times, one for each folder or subfolder.

I hope I made myself clear...

[zymon]

You are wondering whether it is better to use PHP includes to avoid repeating the same content on multiple pages, or if it's better to have separate pages with the repeated content. You are also concerned about how search engines treat PHP files.

Using PHP include statements to avoid repeating the same content on multiple pages is a good approach from a development perspective. It helps maintain consistency and makes it easier to update the content in just one place. From a SEO standpoint, however, there are a few considerations.

Search engines generally do not directly view the source code of PHP files. They primarily index the rendered HTML output. So, as long as the content is visible in the final rendered HTML, search engines will be able to crawl and index it.

If you are using PHP includes, ensure that the content is properly included and rendered in the final HTML output. You can check this by viewing the source code of the rendered pages and verifying that the content is present.

From a search engine's perspective, having unique content on each page is generally preferred. If the only difference between the pages is the destination, it may not be considered significant enough to be considered unique. In such cases, it could be beneficial to have some additional unique content on each page to provide value to the users and improve search engine optimization.

Overall, using PHP includes for repeated content is a good practice, but consider including some unique content on each page to enhance SEO.

[anilkh7058]

To enhance SEO we must use unique content every time as php repeat the same contents.