How to Remove (/index) from URL and Website for SEO

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Add The following code in .htaccess file to redirect website or make website url  canonicalization . This will save your website from duplicate content issues.

Example if your website is opening  like this :

"https://www.yourwebsite.com/index"   or  "https://yourwebsite.com/index" or "www.yourwebsite.com/index"

& you want to remove /index link from URL & Website then add below code in your site's root .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index$ / [NC,R,L]

After adding your website will look like: (example)

"https://www.yourwebsite.com"  or  "https://yourwebsite.com" or "www.yourwebsite.com"

Note: Replace “onpaperseo.com” with your actual  or your domain name wherever required.

Note: Backup your current .htaccess file and then add these rules.