Canonical tag

Tells search engines the primary version of a page.

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A canonical tag points search engines at the preferred URL when similar or duplicate content exists at several addresses. It consolidates ranking signals onto one page instead of splitting them. Common on stores with product variants and on sites with tracking parameters.

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