While canonical tags are part of the code base, they have no effect on the final destination of your website visitors. Allow me to use a Star Wars analogy. Imagine the Seth (non-canonical tags) working to subdue anyone with their little tricks and Jedi abilities; when canonical tags pull them to one side or another (the intended destination). The two get in each other’s way or cause conflict when working together — but actually not. In fact, they get along quite well. This is proven by looking at both canonical and non-canonical tags sitting happily below one another without an issue save one exception.
Learn how to add a canonical tag
The canonical tag is a useful tool for online retailers looking to maximize their SEO efforts. It gives e-Commerce merchants the power to control how their web pages are represented in search engine results.
Essentially, the canonical tag allows you to tell search engines that certain pages on your site are duplicates and which one should be considered the original. This ensures that only one page will be shown in search results and it can potentially help you improve your SEO.
Websites with duplicate content often lose out on the natural traffic generated by their SEO efforts, because search engines show only one page from the domain in response to a query. The canonical tag can help solve this problem by instructing search engines to ignore duplicates and focus on the original version of each page.
Canonical tags can be a great asset to your website, and it’s important to understand how they work. They allow you to communicate to search engines which pages should be treated as duplicates, and help you consolidate your site’s ranking signals.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use the canonical tag on your website:
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