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Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user
abdulrahmankz
Msg#:5107200
1:52 pm on May 27, 2024
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google choose a url with category to be canonical
i removed the category from website
try to validate the issue but not works and still count it as GSC error
not2easy
Msg#:5107254
2:50 pm on May 28, 2024
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Do you use a sitemap? Does your sitemap include category pages?
abdulrahmankz
Msg#:5107287
9:35 am on May 29, 2024
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yes i use sitemap for posts only, no, not included
not2easy
Msg#:5107309
11:21 am on May 29, 2024
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Do your posts have a canonical specified? If not, Google may choose one for the post.
abdulrahmankz
Msg#:5107322
12:47 pm on May 29, 2024
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not specified, only yoast do
sould i implement self-referencing canonical tag ?
not2easy
Msg#:5107323
12:51 pm on May 29, 2024
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OK, so it is a WP site. Yoast can automate that, yes.
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