Where does a rel canonical tag go?
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Where does a rel canonical tag go?
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.
Does the canonical tag point to itself?
A self-referencing canonical tag, as it sounds, is one that canonicals to itself. This ensures that multiple versions of the page (duplicates) don’t get indexed separately.
Will Google process the rel canonical tag between two domains?
Yes, multiple versions of domains and multiple pages can point to any one “canonical URL” of yours. The rel=canonical element – often referred to as the “canonical link” – is a HTML element that helps webmasters prevent duplicate content issues.
Where do you put canonical tags in HTML?
Install Yoast SEO and self-referencing canonical tags will be added automatically. To set custom canonicals, use the “Advanced” section on each post or page.
Adding canonical Links in WordPress
- Login to WordPress.
- Hover over Appearance.
- Click Editor.
- Find Theme Header (header. php)
- Add the Universal PHP Code for Canonical URLS found above within the HEAD section of your theme header file.
What is canonical tag in HTML?
A canonical link element is an HTML element that helps webmasters prevent duplicate content issues in search engine optimization by specifying the “canonical” or “preferred” version of a web page. It is described in RFC 6596, which went live in April 2012.
How do I find canonical tags?
How to check canonical tag implementation
- To view page source – right click on your webpage.
- Control F and search for ‘canonical’
- Check that the url part of href= is the URL of the page you would prefer to be indexed.