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What is Canonical?

The canonical tag (rel="canonical") tells search engines which URL is the main version of a page when duplicate or very similar content exists across multiple URLs. This prevents indexing issues.

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Canonical

The canonical tag (rel="canonical") tells search engines which URL is the main version of a page when duplicate or very similar content exists across multiple URLs. This prevents indexing issues.

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