**Q: How do I fix a page that has two different web addresses?**
⚠️ Before you start: back up your site first.
What this fixes:
The same page is linked with two different web addresses in different spots. That can send people to a “page not found” and splits the page’s Google strength between two addresses instead of building one.
Steps:
1. For each page with two addresses, pick ONE to keep — usually the one with the real, finished page.
2. Set up a redirect from the old address to the kept one, so old links still land in the right place.
3. Update the menu and any in-page links so they all point to the one address.
4. Click Save / Publish.
5. Open the old address in your browser and confirm it now lands on the kept page.
How to check it worked:
Typing the old address takes you to the correct page with no error, and the menu and page body use the same address everywhere.
Tools you may need (free):
– Redirection plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/) — sets up the redirect.
– Or Rank Math’s built-in Redirections (https://rankmath.com) if you already run it.
Common mistakes to avoid:
– Using a temporary (302) redirect instead of a permanent (301) one.
– Updating the menu but leaving old links buried inside page text.
When to call SEO Doctor:
– Many pages have this problem and you want a clean list to work from.