What Are Canonical Tags and How Do They Help Your Zibster Website?
Your Zibster website comes packed with built-in SEO tools to help your site rank better in search results—and one of those tools is canonical tags. They work quietly behind the scenes to keep your website search engine-friendly and organized.
What’s a Canonical Tag?
A canonical tag (also called rel=canonical) is a small bit of code that tells search engines like Google:
🗣️ “This is the main version of this page—show this one in search results.”
This is helpful when you have:
- Several pages with similar or identical content
- Duplicate URLs used for marketing or campaigns
- Slight variations of a page with overlapping info
Why Do Canonical Tags Matter?
Using canonical tags helps:
- Prevent duplicate content issues
- Combine SEO strength from similar pages
- Guide search engines to your preferred page
- Make crawling and indexing your site more efficient
The Best Part? Zibster Does It for You Automatically!
You don’t need to set anything up. Canonical tags are automatically applied to your website once:
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You’ve launched your site using your custom domain, and
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Your SSL certificate is active
That’s it! You're good to go—Zibster handles the rest to help your SEO stay strong.
Want to Learn More?
If you’re curious about how Google handles canonical tags, check out their helpful guide here:
🔗 Understanding Canonical URLs – Google Search Central
