Search results showing some of my pages in pdf format???

cliffman · #1 (**permalink**) 08-18-2009, 05:42 PM

I have a problem. I have some of my indexed pages showing up as pdf format in google search.... They are not pdf pages, they are regular pages. When I go to google and do the site:makeonlinebank.com search to check my indexed pages, some, not all, show up as pdf and the format of the page is all out of wack and is rediculous.

I use joomla 1.5 for my site and I made those pages the same as the rest of my site so I dont understand why they are showing up like this. Let me know if anyone know's how to remedy this. I have already used G webmaster tools and searched their database of whateverness, and to no avail, no info on this matter.

If you know how to fix this or if it's no big deal, let meh know

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I would appreciate it.

sequencehosting · #2 (**permalink**) 08-18-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffman

I have a problem. I have some of my indexed pages showing up as pdf format in google search.... They are not pdf pages, they are regular pages. When I go to google and do the site:makeonlinebank.com search to check my indexed pages, some, not all, show up as pdf and the format of the page is all out of wack and is rediculous.

I use joomla 1.5 for my site and I made those pages the same as the rest of my site so I dont understand why they are showing up like this. Let me know if anyone know's how to remedy this. I have already used G webmaster tools and searched their database of whateverness, and to no avail, no info on this matter.

If you know how to fix this or if it's no big deal, let meh know

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I would appreciate it.

Your right some are PDF files. So do these pages end with .html or .php? I think it must be something in Joomla causing this. You should try and search the Joomla forums to see if this has happened to anyone else.

cliffman · #3 (**permalink**) 08-19-2009, 09:03 PM

No. Here is the thing. I have enabled SEF url's so they neither end in pdf or html. But, the pages suffixes are .html.

I have searched the joomla forums and have posted a few questions on the matter but to no avail either way. But yes, it is something in joomla either way. Maybe G needs time to sort my site out? Idk though. But in G, they are showing up with a pdf link. I just find it weird that G would alter my pages and turn them into something they are not. Because when you go to the regular site, the pages show up as they are supposed to. But when G indexes them, they go all screwy.

Ill just wait on future responses and maybe someone out there will know what is going on and how to fix it, whether it be on WB or Joomla forums. Any help at all will be appreciated.

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