Then he pointed out a confusing signal he saw: He said "rel=canonical to the first page + rel next/prev are a bit conflicting, either it's the same as the first page, or they're paginated series." ...

Google updated their rel canonical documentation in order to clarify how Google handles the extraction of rel canonical annotations. The clarification is not meant to ...

Google can absolutely ignore rel canonical if the content isn't the same, but this is the exact same article word for word. Cross domain canonical is the recommended solution for handling syndicated ...

Google’s John Mueller has advised that rel=canonical does not necessarily guarantee Google will recognize a page as the canonical version. This was stated by ...

Many webmasters will be happy to know that Google has announced its support for using the rel=”canonical” link element across different domains. This is important ...

Google announced they are now supporting the rel=”canonical” attribute within HTTP headers. This enables webmasters to set up a canonical for linking to or from ...

Regarding the amount of PageRank or link juice that would be lost from canonical redirects, Cutts has also said “there’s really not a whole lot of difference” between the 301 and the canonical. This ...

When you need to redirect a website or individual webpage to a different location, there are a number of different tactics you can employ. Each comes with their benefits and their problems, but if ...