: Is the order of querystring parameters a factor in duplicate content in Google? I was reading this post here. But it does not answer my question fully. I have 2 URL's display that the same

@Ogunnowo487

example.com/products?category=A&category=B example.com/products?category=B&category=A

These two URLs are technically different. So if they are both available for indexing and return exactly the same content then yes, it's duplicate content.

If those two URLs return the same content then Google is only going to return one of them in the SERPs. (It would be a bad user experience if Google returned both and this is what Google is trying to avoid.) But which URL should Google return in the search results? Even if Google does determine that they are really "the same", it can still only return one of them (or at least it should only return one of them). AB or BA?

The question you've already linked to covers duplicate content in more detail. Whether it is really a "problem" for you and how to resolve it:


What is duplicate content and how can I avoid being penalized for it on my site?

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