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14 Nov 2015, 4:44 PM
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Canonical Link Tag

When I run my site through an online checker, it says unless I have duplicate pages (which I don't) I should remove the canonical link tag. How would I do that?
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Alan.

14 Nov 2015, 7:18 PM
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Re: Canonical Link Tag

Why would you want to do that??

It is supported by the major SE's since about 2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_link_element

14 Nov 2015, 7:41 PM
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Re: Canonical Link Tag

I have no idea! I'm just believing reports on seositechecker.com when I shouldn't be.

15 Nov 2015, 1:44 AM
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Re: Canonical Link Tag

faze3:

When I run my site through an online checker, it says unless I have duplicate pages (which I don't) I should remove the canonical link tag. How would I do that?
Thanks.
Alan.

Be careful about your assumption that you don't have any duplicate pages.

If you have linked products, you will have duplicate pages.
If your site supports both HTTP and HTTPS you will have duplicate pages.
If you use a URL rewriter you will have duplicate pages.

If none of the above apply then you probably don't need the canonical links, but they aren't going to hurt anything either. The canonical and the real link will both be the same.

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RodG

15 Nov 2015, 9:38 AM
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Re: Canonical Link Tag

Thanks for the help and replies. I do indeed have plenty of duplicate pages as there are many linked products.