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Use canonical URLs correctly

Canonical tags tell CGM Search which version of a page is the real one — preventing duplicate-content confusion.

The duplicate-URL problem

The same page is often reachable at several URLs — with and without a trailing slash, with tracking parameters, http vs https. Without guidance, that looks like duplicate content and splits your ranking signals.

Point every page at its canonical

A canonical tag in a page's <head> names the single preferred URL for that content. Set it on every page so CGM Search consolidates signals onto one version.

Tip: Each page's canonical should point to itself (its clean, preferred URL) unless it's truly a duplicate of another page.

Put this into practice

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