# In marketplace categories, should I remove old adverts?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-marketplace-categories-should-i-remove-old-adverts/78582
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [21 januari 2018 om 12:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-marketplace-categories-should-i-remove-old-adverts/78582 "2018-01-21T12:27:59Z")
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### Author: ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)
#### Post date: [21 januari 2018 om 12:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-marketplace-categories-should-i-remove-old-adverts/78582/1 "2018-01-21T12:27:59Z")

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We have quite a few adverts each year.

If I remove old ones (say 2+ years old), how it will affect forum ratings in Google and other search engines? Adverts are content too. Thoughts?

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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [21 januari 2018 om 13:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-marketplace-categories-should-i-remove-old-adverts/78582/2 "2018-01-21T13:56:09Z")

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> [@meglio](#):
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> how it will affect forum ratings in Google and other search engines?

Not sure, but one idea is that you could archive / unlist them instead of deleting them.