Technical SEO

Canonical

Also known as: rel canonical · canonical URL

An indication of the preferred URL for identical or very similar content.

A practical example

A parameterized URL points to the main product page.

What should I know?

It is a signal; the search engine may choose another representative URL.

Technical SEO in practice

Check crawler access, server responses, and content processing separately. Then assess indexing and search appearance. These stages are connected but distinct and need different diagnostic methods.

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Related terms

Duplicate contentIdentical or very similar content available at different URLs.301 redirectAn HTTP response pointing to a new URL and indicating a permanent move.URLAn address identifying a specific online resource and how to access it, such as a product page or document.

Documentation and further reading

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