How to Add Canonical Tag in Wordpress

How to Add Canonical Tag in Wordpress

Reposting your articles on another website, even if you publish it first on your own website can cause a duplicate content penalty . To a...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQVenudoEVoNsgolYwvA3Y-1NeyvIxg7wxTXp7xpGL-dpqMFPc9Lh1Wx8OwZgyIV9sPH7s1eVdOO7j8r5HkP55L7fZBH2KJbFYwEvOacvqzsBmjx_9L842Ap5B2TbXbpAaQ7BeDKIYUg/s1600/rel-canonical-usage.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cross-Domain Canonical Tag" border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQVenudoEVoNsgolYwvA3Y-1NeyvIxg7wxTXp7xpGL-dpqMFPc9Lh1Wx8OwZgyIV9sPH7s1eVdOO7j8r5HkP55L7fZBH2KJbFYwEvOacvqzsBmjx_9L842Ap5B2TbXbpAaQ7BeDKIYUg/s640/rel-canonical-usage.gif" title="Cross-Domain Canonical Tag" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Reposting your articles on another website, even if you publish it first on your own website can cause a <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/66359?hl=en" target="_blank">duplicate content penalty</a>. To avoid this from happening, you need to tell search engines such as Google and Bing that you just copied it from your website and re-posted it on another website. But how are you going to do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s the step-by-step guide on how to add canonical tag in WordPress:<br /> <br /> 1. Install the Yoast SEO plugin<br /> <br /> Go to <b>Dashboard</b> and click on the <b>Add New</b> link under <b>Plugins</b> on the right menu bar.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZk5YMSrhOYbAR3lUcFke63QCei82NY0VXQ6JeOcn-Yg7B0ezAz2FafBAjfl6CZQVwwPhxiyQNKscWg-HiULlIRSb4jl1yJ9E5KRvwtstA5BpORu8pOts8k4vDoNx0NXghiXEp4LDB654/s1600/adding+a+new+plugin+in+wordpress.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="how to add canonical tag in WordPress" border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZk5YMSrhOYbAR3lUcFke63QCei82NY0VXQ6JeOcn-Yg7B0ezAz2FafBAjfl6CZQVwwPhxiyQNKscWg-HiULlIRSb4jl1yJ9E5KRvwtstA5BpORu8pOts8k4vDoNx0NXghiXEp4LDB654/s640/adding+a+new+plugin+in+wordpress.png" title="how to add canonical tag in WordPress" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Enter 'Yoast SEO' in the search box and hit enter. And then install the plugin and activate it. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTECwXplEoSaxVG5t2LdyZTBR9jwFOAZolChn-THcCzU5wsAahvva0hI12R-Kl_jSyWJhoM4g4jhnc4VVNnWBXIeifpriUB4adUf_3nUbKa3RVsRlHOuSLOM4YZ1OW-Qhc2zy9KVDv2U/s1600/installing+a+new+plugin+in+wordpress.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="how to add canonical tag in WordPress" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTECwXplEoSaxVG5t2LdyZTBR9jwFOAZolChn-THcCzU5wsAahvva0hI12R-Kl_jSyWJhoM4g4jhnc4VVNnWBXIeifpriUB4adUf_3nUbKa3RVsRlHOuSLOM4YZ1OW-Qhc2zy9KVDv2U/s640/installing+a+new+plugin+in+wordpress.png" title="how to add canonical tag in WordPress" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> 2. Before you publish a post, please don’t forget to insert the link of the page where you copied the content from in the <b>Canonical URL</b> field under the <b>Advanced</b> tab of the <b>Yoast SEO</b> plugin. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHv6Pu-CGMKu9weJBG5UwaOzaT562CSsvSn1NTMLl7uQeTl7eJP9a8nJD3evzzkfhGWH81A_9c9nn9wHBKrh_JGPtVs8HVi1GDECG5elGwJi0mksiNRthFyw0voL7sTXfdhO-SJXBzWk/s1600/adding+cross+domain+canonical+tag+using+seo+yoast+plugin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="how to add canonical tag in WordPress" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHv6Pu-CGMKu9weJBG5UwaOzaT562CSsvSn1NTMLl7uQeTl7eJP9a8nJD3evzzkfhGWH81A_9c9nn9wHBKrh_JGPtVs8HVi1GDECG5elGwJi0mksiNRthFyw0voL7sTXfdhO-SJXBzWk/s640/adding+cross+domain+canonical+tag+using+seo+yoast+plugin.png" title="how to add canonical tag in WordPress" width="470" /></a></div> <br /> 3. Go to the URL of that post and view the source code to check if the rel="canonical" tag is already added in the <head> section of the post. CTRL+F the word 'canonical' and you should be able to see this tag:<br /> <br /> <center> <b><link rel="canonical" href="<i><span style="color: #073763;">URL of the original post</span></i>"> </b></center> <br /> <br /> If you have any questions, you can email me at <i>arismoreno (dot) llamera (at) gmail (dot) com</i>.

How to Create 301 Redirects in Magento

How to Create 301 Redirects in Magento

Here's what you can do if you want to redirect a 404 page to another URL on your website.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0OaCyP_k90W7-B6tEHzFex-h_MAYprDJ-QdQxpI36lOTGfg2gPHCDNiR3l1W5VWFrPDoJmPYq5oh8QYkJh549erE7Qr2u91FPup6V7Mpur_CUPw9g_AzxJJP-k-wd4exBw5UIecH5rc/s1600/magento+301+redirects+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to Create 301 Redirects in Magento" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0OaCyP_k90W7-B6tEHzFex-h_MAYprDJ-QdQxpI36lOTGfg2gPHCDNiR3l1W5VWFrPDoJmPYq5oh8QYkJh549erE7Qr2u91FPup6V7Mpur_CUPw9g_AzxJJP-k-wd4exBw5UIecH5rc/s1600/magento+301+redirects+%25281%2529.png" title="How to Create 301 Redirects in Magento"></a></div> <br> <br> Here's what you can do if you want to redirect a 404 page to another URL on your website.<br> <br>

Pre-launch SEO Checklist for WordPress-powered Websites

Pre-launch SEO Checklist for WordPress-powered Websites

Web developers and designers are too busy coding so it is perfectly understandable that they don't have enough time to think about th...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="SEO Pre-launch SEO Checklist" border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbwDm6YzxjwHYtprBz06e_V9Ycwi8zhBhXd7sKZzO9rUZcStUdtwzJMfQmkUJpOBHNJH7HRw51UaCEh5H5WB6LkUet1uYc3Q6wwCLVqh1e1Yg0_dTLSdO_mNeL_hhgkWSUHaM9RkZvgo/s640/seo-793030_1920.jpg" title="SEO Pre-launch SEO Checklist" width="640"></div> <br> Web developers and designers are too busy coding so it is perfectly understandable that they don't have enough time to think about the SEO side of things. If you are managing a team of SEO specialists, web developers and designers, this list will definitely save you and your team a lot of time.<br> <br>

9 Old School SEO Techniques That Can Kill Your Business

9 Old School SEO Techniques That Can Kill Your Business

While there are timeless SEO practices that withstood the changes in Google’s environment, there are techniques that worked in the past t...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnL4JXNzbfXqZhbTk6ibbYp-ylpSAPPJm6U_GMygfYAGU5wL0bJUF8Lv6dK3KU7ysEFjdPq6xBeM_A7KiTw6VYmFxG0jFPc4OywpBggfIkAON6YWFOQTbY87TOcD8nFRPK8TtpoAl1QE/s1600/wrong-way-167535_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="9 Old School SEO Techniqques That Can Kill Your Business" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnL4JXNzbfXqZhbTk6ibbYp-ylpSAPPJm6U_GMygfYAGU5wL0bJUF8Lv6dK3KU7ysEFjdPq6xBeM_A7KiTw6VYmFxG0jFPc4OywpBggfIkAON6YWFOQTbY87TOcD8nFRPK8TtpoAl1QE/s640/wrong-way-167535_1280.jpg" title="9 Old School SEO Techniqques That Can Kill Your Business" width="640"></a></div> <br> While there are timeless SEO practices that withstood the changes in Google’s environment, there are techniques that worked in the past that wouldn’t fly today. If you want to improve your website’s ranking, here are nine old-school SEO practices that you should avoid, both off-page and on-page.<br> <br>

How to Do Keyword Research and Analysis for SEO

How to Do Keyword Research and Analysis for SEO

Keywords still play a major role in SEO today. If you know the search terms that people use in your target area, you'll not just be a...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="How to Do Keyword Research and Analysis for SEO" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzWGRaCDkEd72CjGsP1rIUpvRQybA_yUgJ4b32rZf2gv2Skf_MXa-LEfMBm8afAEKbHEX39yNIlci7KobKx7tmbnjKHNdyReYl9RxATQO-Mn30Awk0VqOj8Zw0YV9F9hRh1Y_1S6Gkec/s640/working.jpg" title="How to Do Keyword Research and Analysis for SEO" width="640"></div> <br> Keywords still play a major role in SEO today. If you know the search terms that people use in your target area, you'll not just be aware of the words or phrases that you should use in your web pages and blog posts, but you will also learn more about your target audience. <br> <br>