# How to pick one hostname (www or not)

> When both www and the bare domain serve the site, Google sees two copies. Redirect one to the other permanently.

Technical SEO · HTML version: https://getreport.app/learn/www-consistency

## www and non-www versions

Passing looks like: Only one of www and non-www serves the page.

**Why it matters.** When the www and non-www addresses both return the page, search engines see two copies of every URL and split links and rankings between them.

**How to fix it.**

1. Pick one host as canonical and 301-redirect the other to it, keeping the path (most hosts and CDNs have a one-click setting for this).
2. Make sure the canonical tag on every page uses the chosen host.

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