Canonical tag missing, conflicting or pointing elsewhere
Medium priorityOn-page SEO
The page has no canonical tag, several that disagree, or one pointing to a different URL, so Google may index the wrong version.
What triggers this issue
- No canonical tag.
- Page has conflicting canonical tags pointing to different URLs.
- Canonical points to a different URL, so this page may not be indexed.
Why it matters
The same page is often reachable at several URLs: with tracking parameters, with or without a trailing slash, over http and https. A canonical tag tells Google which one is the main version, so ranking signals aren’t split.
Conflicting canonicals are ignored entirely, and a canonical pointing elsewhere asks Google to index that other page instead.
How to fix it
- Add one self-referencing canonical with the full, final URL of the page.
- Remove extra canonical tags so only one remains.
- Only point the canonical elsewhere when this page really is a duplicate.
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.example.com/wallets/">