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[Mika A Epstein]

Jeremy, try clicking on the link at the bottom of EVERY email:

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On 11 May 2012, at 12:59:02PM, Josh wrote:

> On 11 May 2012 18:51, Jeremy Cox <jcox at clickcom.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Jeremy Cox
>> Web Developer
>> www.clickcom.com
>> jcox at clickcom.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On May 11, 2012, at 1:31 PM, Otto wrote:
>> 
>>> The word "page_name" is not a valid URL piece to begin with, and
>>> neither is "id". Essentially, neither of these words is looked at by
>>> WordPress, so it thinks you're asking for the main page.
>>> 
>>> Notice how /?pagename=foo or /?p=1234567890 will both give you a
>>> proper 404 (not a 401)? That's because those are the correct terms to
>>> be using.
>>> 
>>> -Otto
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Christine Evron <christine at tstone.biz>
>> wrote:
>>>> Using v. 3.4-beta4-20766
>>>> twenty 11 theme
>>>> no plugins
>>>> 
>>>> WordPress is redirecting to my home page instead of issuing a page not
>> found
>>>> error when people looking to buy garbage (insert spam term here) are
>> sent to
>>>> pages Spammers wish were on my site .
>>>> 
>>>> For instance try appending /?page_name=trash&id=1995 to any WordPress
>> url.
>>>> Instead of getting a page not found it goes to the home page. This is
>> bad
>>>> because Google's algorithm seems to associate the trash terms with my
>> site
>>>> if it doesn't get a 401 error.
>>>> 
>>>> I could be wrong about Google's associations but the trash terms are
>> not in
>>>> my theme, content, or database and Google hasn't reduced the keyword
>>>> standings for the trash terms. - On my best day I get 20,000 hits that
>> may
>>>> be legit. With the miracle of spam my pages can get 80,000 hits.  Guess
>> what
>>>> Google thinks are significant terms for my site.
>>>> 
>>>> Is this a bug or have I missed the beauty of something?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Christine
>>>> 
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