Checks / Links, canonical and speed
Canonical points to a noindex page
The page names a URL as the real one, but that URL tells search engines not to index it, so neither page can be indexed.
canonical_noindex · Links, canonical and speed · Warning
What triggers it
The address a page's canonical link points to answers 200 but is itself noindex.
What to change
Point the canonical at an indexable URL, usually the page itself, or remove the noindex from the target.
Example
HTML to put in the page:
<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/shoes/blue-trail">How to confirm the fix
- Open the canonical URL: it has no noindex tag or header
- Run a new crawl
How common it is
In the audits of our own sites on 26 Oct 2026 (4 sites): finding judged right on civiqpass.com.
Source: finding audit 2026-10-26 (English).
About this check
| Check ID | canonical_noindex |
|---|---|
| Report section | Links, canonical and speed |
| Severity | Warning |
| How it is decided | Measured: read directly from the page or the server's response. |
| Added | Version 5, 23 October 2026 |
| Status | Measured in every report |
| Report gives the code | No, the fix is described in words |
Related checks
- Canonical points to a broken or redirecting URL
- Redirect loop
- Canonical points to another page
- Pages refuse or do not answer our crawler
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