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Should I use rel canonical?
The SEO benefit of rel=canonical Choosing a proper canonical URL for every set of similar URLs improves the SEO of your site. This is because the search engine knows which version is canonical and can count all the links pointing at the different versions as links to the canonical version.
Where should I put canonical tag?
The canonical tag is a page-level meta tag that is placed in the HTML header of a webpage. It tells the search engines which URL is the canonical version of the page being displayed.
When to use Canonical tags in a website?
Serving the same content with and without capital letters (e.g., https://example.com/page/ and http://www.example.com/Page/) In these situations, the proper use of canonical tags is crucial. Furthermore, cross-domain duplicate content issues are also a thing.
Why is the canonical URL important in HTML?
The canonical tag appears as: rel=”canonical”. For example, this line of HTML code tells search engines that the URL “https://shoestore.org” is the original version of the page that this tag occurs on: The tag is important because search engines regularly crawl websites to look for information to help them decide how to rank pages and posts.
What is the purpose of a canonical link?
Often referred to as rel=”canonical,” canonical tags are a way of telling the search engines that a specified URL is the master copy of a page. They allow you to specify the canonical URL for a page. A canonical link allows webmasters to prevent duplicate content issues by specifying the “canonical” or “preferred” version of a web page.
Where do I find the canonical link meta tag?
Head back to the Search Engine Optimizations section on the Catalog page and find the ‘Use Canonical Link Meta Tag For Categories’ option. Make sure that this is set to no so you will be able to manually specify the canonical URL for categories.