{"id":645,"date":"2025-03-27T01:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T05:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indexsor.com\/blog\/?p=645"},"modified":"2025-03-29T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:22:52","slug":"what-is-canonical-tag-canonical-url","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indexsor.com\/blog\/what-is-canonical-tag-canonical-url\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Canonical Tag \/ Canonical URL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s keep it simple and straight to the point, with indexing as our prospective focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s try to understand what a canonical tag\/url is with an example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You submitted link for indexing: https:\/\/hiutdenim.co.uk\/collections\/mens\/products\/italian-selvedge-the-v-fit-tapered-fit<\/a> but these link has a “canonical tag” in its source code added by the Webmaster or Web Developer to inform all Search Engines that this page\/post is a duplicated copy and the Canonical URL<\/strong> (original link) is this: https:\/\/hiutdenim.co.uk\/products\/italian-selvedge-the-v-fit-tapered-fit<\/a> so Google skips the link from indexing because it\u2019s a duplicate content link google don\u2019t want duplicate content to be indexed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So your job is to submit the Canonical URL<\/strong> only for indexing; it is the original\/main link.

How do I find if my link has a Canonical URL tag or not? For that please download our\u00a0Indexsor Indexability Checker<\/a>\u00a0Chrome extension! Here, you check your link indexability and you can also see the Canonical URL link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indexsor Indexability Checker Screenshot:<\/strong>
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So, do all websites have Canonical URLs? The answer is No. Modern and well SEO structured websites don’t have Canonical URL links because they create confusion for Users + Search Engines and cause indexing issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you need to check your Indexer Campaign if it has “Indexability<\/strong>: Canonical” for any link. The easy way is to download the campaign by clicking the “Download Campaign<\/strong>” button and downloading the .csv<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download the Campaign .csv file screenshot:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open the downloaded file in Microsoft Excel and check for “Canonical URL<\/strong>” columns there you will find all your Canonical URLs, copy all url’s and create a new “Indexer Campaign” and submit them for indexing. But before submitting, recheck that all your canonical URL pages are live, have the correct content, and contain the appropriate backlinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For easy follow-up try to name your “Indexer Campaign” name like “canonical-links-5689” or “c-links-5653” or “cl-4566” so on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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