🔗 Canonical Tag Generator

Generate proper canonical tags for your website to avoid duplicate content issues and improve SEO rankings

📋 What is a Canonical Tag?

A canonical tag tells search engines which version of a URL you want to appear in search results. It helps prevent duplicate content issues and consolidates link equity.

Example Usage:

<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/page">

✅ Best Practices

  • • Use absolute URLs (include https://)
  • • Place in the <head> section
  • • Use one canonical tag per page
  • • Canonical URL should be accessible (200 status)
  • • Use consistent URL format (trailing slash)
  • • Self-reference canonical tags are recommended

🎯 When to Use Canonical Tags

  • • Multiple URLs with same content
  • • HTTP and HTTPS versions
  • • WWW and non-WWW versions
  • • URL parameters (tracking, sorting)
  • • Print-friendly page versions
  • • Mobile and desktop versions

⚠️ Common Mistakes

  • • Using relative URLs instead of absolute
  • • Canonical pointing to non-existent page
  • • Multiple canonical tags on same page
  • • Canonical chains (A→B→C)
  • • Using canonical for pagination
  • • Blocking canonical URL in robots.txt
💡 Pro Tip: Always test your canonical tags using Google Search Console or other SEO tools to ensure they're working correctly and being recognized by search engines.