Is there anyway to completely block non-sef urls?

[andy fev]

If I enter a non-sef url while SEF is enabled, the pages show up. The pages also show up if I use a url as component/content/article/25. This seems like a possibility for duplicate URLs in searches.

Is there a method to re-route those urls to the sef only?

[Webdongle]

The search results will always show (if one exists) the sef url. You may also find extensions that search based on menus?

[effrit]

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... o-doubles/

[andy fev]

Thanks for the tip @effrit. I'll see if that ext does the job.

@webdongle I haven't yet seen a duplicate url penalty yet, but I am concerned that those "bad" urls could potentially be returned.

[Webdongle]

... I haven't yet seen a duplicate url penalty yet, but I am concerned that those "bad" urls could potentially be returned.

If you are referring to search engine results then submit a sitemap. Although the question must be asked ... how important are the search engine results (for almost infinite words/phrases) compared to brand awareness from advertising ?

[andy fev]

@webdongle, I just don't want the penalties popping up later. As I said, I don't know that anything will go wrong, but with multiple URLs available to a single destination, it triggers concern.