Canonical URLs and the new rel="canonical" link tag

[nhaack]

Hi there,

for those worrying about canonical URLs and duplicate content, Google has introduced a new tag that can help you to specify your preferred URL.

Just embed it in your "duplicate" pages and state your preferred URL.

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	<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.example.com/product.php?item=swedish-fish" /> 

I think there is no need to repeat the full story here, so if you are interested, read all the details over at the webmaster central blog: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot. ... nical.html

Additional reading: Demystifying the "duplicate content penalty": http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot. ... nalty.html

Might not be nesseccary for everyone, but definitely worth checking out for those who have problems.

Best
Nils

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