One resolution would be to install the Redirection plugin (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/) and create a redirect for those pages that are being reported by GWT to the actual page. That way anyone who happens to follow the aforementioned link would arrive at the correct page, but just as importantly Google would know that URL ending in ?ftr=vidpgurl isn’t your preferred URL for the page.
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Actual website:
domain.com

Additional separate domains you want to redirect the same domain.com website:
domainA.com
domainB.com
domainC.com
domainD.com

Correct? If that’s the case, you will want to set up a 301 redirect for each individual domain so it will resolve at domain.com. Many registrars provide you with access to be able to set up redirects within your account control panel. GoDaddy, for instance, provides you with the ability to set up a 301 redirect from within your account. That way you do not have to access the .htaccess file or input the appropriate code yourself, as their control panel will do that for you.

Don’t just assume it has been done correctly. Once the rest of the domains are redirecting to the preferred domain go to http://www.seo-browser.com and run an advanced report for each of the domains you’ve redirected so you can check the server response codes. If everything is working as it should be each domain should indicate that it has been permanently redirected to your preferred domain.

I hope this helps a bit!

I’ve taken these examples, along with others, and tried those in my .htaccess file without any success. Any advice or examples you can give would be helpful.

-Steve

As coded, it will create an infinite loop after the first redirect.

You *must* use Mod_Rewrite, and redirect either for any wrong sub-domain, and/or for any domain with an appended port number.

Redirect Permanent / http://example.com

Does the same thing for a much lower cost (does not have to run the regex)
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There’s so many ways this code can be used that it’s very easy to build in an unintended response for some URL format that you haven’t considered.

That unwanted functionality can often silently erode searchengine listings and destroy traffic levels without leaving many clues as to what happened.

Thanks for taking the time to elaborate. I’m sure people will find the above information very useful!

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Try either:

[code]RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com(\.|\.:[0-9]+|:[0-9]+)
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L][/code]

or try this:

[code]RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.example\.com$
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L][/code]