A URL on your site includes `index.html` at the end. This is unnecessary, as web servers are configured to serve this file by default when you visit a directory. It makes the URL look cluttered and can potentially cause duplicate content issues if both versions (`/` and `/index.html`) are accessible.
https://example.com/about/index.html1. Update your internal links to point to the cleaner version of the URL. 2. Set up a server-side redirect to permanently move any traffic from the `index.html` version to the clean version.
https://example.com/about/This creates cleaner, more user-friendly URLs and consolidates all SEO signals to a single canonical version of the page.
This issue can affect your site's search engine rankings and user experience. Addressing it promptly helps ensure optimal performance and visibility in search results.
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