Tag Archive for: canonical tags

How to fix: Pages with too many parameters in their URLs

Issue: URLs with too many parameters (e.g., ?id=123&name=test&page=2&sort=asc) are hard for users to understand and may confuse search engines, leading to indexing problems. Fix: Limit the number of URL parameters to four or fewer…

How to fix: Pages with a broken canonical link

Issue: Canonical tags point search engines to the preferred page version. If they link to non-existent pages, it wastes crawl resources and hurts SEO. Fix: Check and fix broken canonical links by updating or removing them to point to existing…

How to fix: AMP pages with no canonical tag

Ensure proper linking between AMP and non-AMP pages to avoid duplicate content issues. Add a Canonical Tag Establish the original version of your content using the canonical tag. For pages with both AMP and non-AMP versions, place the canonical…

How to fix: Pages with duplicate content issues

Issue: Pages with very similar content (85% or more) are seen as duplicates, which can hurt your SEO. Google will typically only index one version, which may not be the page you want, and may penalize sites with duplicate content by lowering…