What is SEO Canonicalization?
Canonicalization in SEO means telling search engines which version of a webpage is the main/original (preferred) version when multiple pages have the same or similar content. ⭐ Why is Canonicalization Important? Prevents duplicate content issues Helps Google understand the primary page to index and rank Passes all ranking signals (backlinks, authority) to the canonical URL Improves crawl efficiency and website SEO health ⭐ How Canonical Tags Work You add this tag inside the <head> section of your webpage: <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.example.com/preferred-page/"> This tells Google: “This is the main page. If duplicates exist, rank this one.” ⭐ When Should You Use Canonicalization? Use canonical tags when you have: ✔ Duplicate pages www and non-www (e.g., example.com vs www.example.com) HTTP and HTTPS versions Pages with UTM tags Print-friendly versions ✔ Similar content Product pages with different parameters Example: example.com/product?co...