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Canonical Tag

By Dan Kurtz 1 min read

A canonical tag is an HTML element that tells search engines which version of a URL is the “primary” one when duplicate or similar content exists at multiple addresses. It prevents Google from splitting ranking signals across duplicate pages.

Common uses: consolidating URLs with tracking parameters, telling Google that a category page and its filtered variants are the same, and handling syndicated content so credit stays with the original.

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