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 ...

Maile Ohye from Google was at SEJ Summit in Santa Monica on Wednesday and she said she recommended the hreflang implementation using sitemaps over the rel alternate version. But she also made some ...

In a Google SEO office-hours hangout Google’s John Mueller was asked whether rel canonical or the noindex tag was the best approach for dealing with duplicate and thin content in an ecommerce site.

Lastly, even if sitemap canonicals are done properly, the sitemap should only reference the canonical page, meaning it would still be up to Google to determine which of the duplicate or near-duplicate ...

Barry Schwartz is the CEO of RustyBrick and a technologist, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology that helps companies decrease costs and increase sales. Barry is ...

Google doesn't always choose your preferred URL. Find out why, fix conflicting canonical signals, and keep your content visible in search.

Websites sometimes have identical pages across two or more URLs. It presents a dilemma for search engines to know which page to prioritize in rankings. That’s the ...