Matt Cutts of Google introduces the canonical link element.
Resources:
Blog post on Google webmaster blog:
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/02/specify-your-canonical.html
Yahoo blog post:
http://ysearchblog.com/2009/02/12/fighting-duplication-adding-more-arrows-to-your-quiver/
Ask:
http://blog.ask.com/2009/02/ask-is-going-canonical.html
Google Help Center documentation:
http://google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=139394
Joost de Valk: WordPress, Magento, and Drupal
http://yoast.com/canonical-url-links/
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Why did Google suggest this to me?
dub dub dub…
Is this information still relevant to the current Google algorithm and search theory?
Thanks, this was really helpful!
Duplicate content is an old tactic and thanks for google updates. I beleive they are not using it anymore. But canonical tag is good for the websites who are publishing same content under different listing pages.
In writing canonical code <link rel=”canonical” href=”https://www.example.com” /> will there be an effect in SEO if we put it this way <link rel=”canonical” href=”example.com” /> without the http and the www or is should be written with htto and www. Hoping for your response
I will point to a empty canonical for now, i hope i can display my messege in the future.
Ive created a automated canonical rel, when everything is fine i want to display a messege, Automated canonical by such and such, dus resulting in 404, does this affect the indexing and ranking?…Does anybody know?
Found it! Nevermind.
Sorry! *-*
GREEEEAT video, Matt!
But I've got a question: you mention (around min 4:30) that on webmaster tools we can choose between 3w or non-3w versions. I've been looking into it for around 10 minutes now and can't seem to locate where I can actually set that up. Can you help me on this one? o.Ô
Thanks!
Always learn great stuff about SEO from Matt.
It is mindblowing watching this video right now (considering its already 2013).
Seems that Matt still has the same diplomatic way of answering. Cheers!
I don't get it.
Time is running out
nope, no point
I do. Your point?
remember when you wrote this 4 years ago?
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Wow, Matt is an awesome crystal-clear-spoken lecturer. Thank you so much for explaining it very detailed.
Hey Matt,
Glad you shaved off the facial hair.