What is the use of canonical tag in on page seo?

Started by mariastro, 04-25-2014, 00:27:22

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mariastroTopic starter

Hello friends,

What is the use of canonical tag in on page seo? Please tell me also how to use this canonical tag?


bornstar

Canonical tag is for making search engine uderstand the different URLs with same content as one page. It is used in the head section of the webpage.

Suppose the URLs are http://www.example.com/green-dresses, http://www.example.com/products?category=dresses&color=green, and http://example.com/dresses/cocktail?gclid=ABCD with same content. We need to add canonical tag in the head section of index.html page as rel="canonical" in http://www.example.com/products?category=dresses&color=green, and http://example.com/dresses/cocktail?gclid=ABCD

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mariastroTopic starter

Thanks bornstar for your valuable answer.

emedianetwork

The canonical tag is an HTML element that is used in on-page SEO to indicate the preferred version of a webpage when there are multiple versions available. It helps search engines understand which URL should be treated as the authoritative source for content.

Using the canonical tag involves adding the rel="canonical" attribute to the <head> section of a webpage's HTML code. This attribute specifies the canonical URL which is the preferred version of the page. Search engines then use this canonical URL to consolidate signals such as backlinks, rankings, and other important aspects of a webpage's SEO value.

To implement the canonical tag, you need to identify the preferred version of your page and add the following code to the <head> section of your HTML code:

<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.example.com/preferred-page">

Replace "https://www.example.com/preferred-page" with the actual URL of the preferred version.

When search engines crawl your webpage, they will recognize the canonical tag and understand that the specified URL should be considered as the primary source of content. This helps prevent duplicate content issues and ensures that the preferred version of your page receives the most visibility in search engine results.

canonical tag - is used for if one or more pages have same content, than in that case we use canonical tag in our main page in the head section, then google consider main page where canonical tag is added.

alexloxton

If you have an eCommerce site, all the product pages are same for each category. So by using canonical tag, you can inform Google that all the pages are same and not to consider as a duplicate pages.

In short, Canonical tag are used to solve the issue of duplicate content, when multiple pages have the same content.
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DenniesBright

Canonical tag tell search engines that it is a copy of an original page. It saves your webpages from duplication. You should use canonical tag if a webpage on your website has so many duplicate pages of a single page.
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Stephen

The page mentioned in the canonical link will be indexed in the database of the search engines. The search engine will also give this page the highest priority. The canonical link will work as a hint for the search engines, which means the canonical link could not niet be followed of indexed by a search engine.
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seoroy

The Canonical tag indicates which copy of material appearing on more than one page, is the master copy that should get search ranking. Duplicate content can damage search ranking of a site, Canonical helps to manage situations like a display and print version of the same page.


Kate Evans

Canonical tags are used to declare a single page as its own source or for duplicate pages to reference their source/ originating page. Search engines use the canonical tag to combat duplicate content issues and assign a search engine ranking value for that content to the page designated as the "source" URL.


MaryGreen

The Canonical Tag is indicated in a website's source code. It hints at a standard resource – the canonical URL of websites with the same or almost the same content. If a canonical URL is indicated correctly, this resource is used for the indexation in search engines.