Fix the canonical link on the homepage

Why it matters

The canonical address on the homepage is not valid, for example relative, malformed or pointing at a page that does not work. Search engines then ignore it and guess which version to index.

The fix

1. Replace the value with a full absolute address that starts with https://, with no fragment, and that opens the live homepage with a 200 status (not a redirect or an error page).
2. Keep one canonical per page and put it inside the head. A relative address such as / or an address with a typo is the usual mistake.

<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/">

The examples use example.com. Replace it with your own domain.

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Related

• Reported by the SEO basics check
• Add a title to the homepage
• Add a meta description to the homepage
• Add a canonical link to the homepage
• Point the canonical link at your own domain
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• Complete the Open Graph tags
• Add a viewport meta tag