Technical SEO
Important
Self-Referencing Canonical
priority_high Why it matters
A non-self-referencing canonical tells AI engines this page is a duplicate, redirecting citation credit to another URL.
search What we check
Whether the canonical URL points back to the current page itself, confirming it as the original version.
build How to fix
- 1 Set the canonical URL to the page's own URL.
- 2 If the canonical points elsewhere, verify whether this page is intentionally a duplicate.
- 3 Cross-domain canonicals are acceptable for syndicated content.
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