Checks / Links, canonical and speed
Canonical points to another page
This page tells crawlers a different URL is the real one, so this one is ignored.
canonical_other · Links, canonical and speed · Warning
What to change
Make the canonical point to the page itself unless this is a deliberate duplicate.
How common it is
We have not measured how common this is on a sample of sites. Counts appear here when a study covers it.
About this check
| Check ID | canonical_other |
|---|---|
| Report section | Links, canonical and speed |
| Severity | Warning |
| How it is decided | Measured: read directly from the page or the server's response. |
| Added | Before 19 Oct 2026 (versions 1 and 2), or a site-wide check with no version date yet |
| 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
- Canonical points to a noindex page
- No canonical URL
- Broken internal links
- Redirect loop
- Pages refuse or do not answer our crawler
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