Canonical Tag
A canonical tag uses <link rel="canonical" href="..."> to tell search engines which URL is preferred among a group of similar pages, consolidating ranking signals and avoiding duplicate-content dilution. Common for multilingual sites, parameterized URLs, and AMP mirrors.
A canonical tag uses <link rel="canonical" href="..."> to tell search engines which URL is preferred among a group of similar pages, consolidating ranking signals and avoiding duplicate-content dilution. Common for multilingual sites, parameterized URLs, and AMP mirrors.
What is Canonical Tag?
A canonical tag uses <link rel="canonical" href="..."> to tell search engines which URL is preferred among a group of similar pages, consolidating ranking signals and avoiding duplicate-content dilution. Common for multilingual sites, parameterized URLs, and AMP mirrors.
Details and examples
Pitfalls: canonical pointing to a noindex page, cross-domain canonical abuse, conflict with hreflang. A page may have only one canonical.
Related terms
Indexation, hreflang, Duplicate Content.
Canonical Tag · term at a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | Canonical Tag |
| Category | Technical |
| Related | Indexation, hreflang, Duplicate Content |
Frequently asked questions
What is Canonical Tag?
A canonical tag uses <link rel="canonical" href="..."> to tell search engines which URL is preferred among a group of similar pages, consolidating ranking signals and avoiding duplicate-content dilution. Common for multilingual sites, parameterized URLs, and AMP mirrors.
References
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