Remove WordPress Replytocom URLs Completely from Google [WorkingSolution]

How to remove ?replytocom URLs from Google search and prevent duplicate content issues?

Remove Wordpress ?replytocom URLs

In wordpress blogs, if you've enabled reply to comments plugin, then it will create separate URLs for every comment and so the duplicate posts evolve easily. After the Google Panda Update, sites having duplicate content are being penalized very badly and so it is advisable to fix the ?replytocom issue as soon as possible.

There are 3 ways to prevent ?replytocom URLs from being indexed. Let's see what they are..

1] Google Webmaster Tools

• GWT has an option of tracking parameter handling where Google itself decides what to index. You need to change this setting.
  

  Goto -> GWT -> www.YourSite.com -> Site Configuration -> Settings -> Parameter Handling
  

• In there, find the option called "replytocom" and click on "Edit" beside it.


• Now change the option to "Ignore" from "Let Google decide".
  


• Click "Save" button which you'll find at the bottom.

From now on, Google will ignore the replytocom URLs. You'll also need to perform the 2nd STEP.

2] Remove ?replytocom URL's using Robots.txt file

• Add the following tag to your robots.txt file in addition.
  

  Disallow: *?replytocom
  

3] Thirdly, Use the Replytocom Redirector Plugin which redirects all the bots to the correct URL, saving CPU and network resources.

Suggestion: It's recommended to perform all the 3 steps above to completely remove ?replytocom URLs from search.