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Canonical URL

A canonical URL is the preferred version of a page when similar or duplicate URLs exist.

A canonical URL tells search engines which version of similar content should be treated as the main page.

Canonical tags are hints, not absolute commands. They work best when internal links, redirects, sitemaps, and page content all support the same preferred URL.

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