For local businesses, navigating the often-complex world of SEO can feel like deciphering a secret code. However, the good news is that we often get detailed explanations from Google officials that help us better understand and navigate these SEO challenges. And, today, we bring another such explanation to you. A recent Google Search Central video … Read more
A canonical URL is the original or primary version of a webpage. If your site hosts multiple pages with similar or identical content, the canonical URL is the one you want search engines to index. While search engines ultimately determine which URL they consider canonical, you can influence this decision by adding the “rel=canonical” link … Read more
In a Google Search Central video Google’s Gary Illyes explained part of webpage indexing that involves selecting canonicals, explaining what a canonical means to Google, a thumbnail explanation of webpage signals, he mentions the centerpiece of a page and tells what it does with the duplicates which implies a new way of thinking about them. … Read more
Google has added a section to the use rel=canonical link annotations section of the canonical search documentation to clarify that rel=canonical annotations with certain attributes are not used for canonicalization. Google explained that “annotations with hreflang, lang, media, and type attributes are not used for canonicalization.” Google added this section: Google supports explicit rel canonical … Read more
Lily Ray asked Google’s John Mueller what does Google do with all the ranking signals from the content syndication partners when Google Search decides which URL should be the canonical. It seems Google will consolidate most, if not all, of those signals to the Google-selected canonical in this case. In short, if you have a … Read more
Blog / Technical SEO / Exploring Canonicals and 301 Redirects: Key Differences and Applications Which should come first when dealing with duplicate content: canonical tags or redirects? Here’s the short answer. It depends. Looking for a longer answer? Then keep reading. We’ll address the key differences between canonical tags and redirects to provide you with … Read more
Blog / Technical SEO / Common Canonical Tag Issues and How to Fix Them Even the most experienced marketers and website owners make mistakes. But when it comes to using canonical tags, mistakes can be costly (and it’s not just about the money). But don’t let that scare you! In this article, we’ll look at … Read more
Blog / Technical SEO / Canonical or Hreflang? When to Use Them and Why Google is hands down smart enough to decide which version of a page to show to a searcher on its own. Yet, if you point to a certain URL and say “Please, show this one,” it will know for sure. Canonical … Read more
So, I published an article on LinkedIn Pulse about the state of blogging and how SEO has ruined it. But I noticed something interesting: When you click on the article, it takes you to this URL structure: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yes-blogging-dead-real-time-nathan-gotch-yxgyc%3FtrackingId=qkBvYewpQViK%252BoIVbOwuNw%253D%253D/?trackingId=qkBvYewpQViK%2BoIVbOwuNw%3D%3D But according to the Detailed Chrome Extension, it doesn’t canonicalize to a “mother” URL: This type of … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. This week, I posted the big Google Webmaster Report – I hope it is helpful. The Google August 2023 core update finished rolling out last ***** and that core update had volatility earlier in the week, we reported on it early but it seemed to be correct. … Read more
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