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    Can you Canonical to a URL in a different folder under the same domain?

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    • EEE3
      EEE3 last edited by

      I want to know if it's possible to add a canonical tag to a URL that points to a URL under a different folder. Content is just about the same.

      Here's an example

      (fake urls and product, but structure and parameters are similar to my client's website):

      domain.com/toy-ducks-results.aspx?color=Purple&model=Elvis

      domain.com/toy-ducks-details.aspx?color=Purple&model=Elvis&style=Sparkly

      Let's say that my purple Elvis ducks are really popular. Is there any harm in putting a rel=canonical on the Sparkly Elvis ducks page to the purple Elvis ducks page?

      Even though they are two different folders?

      /toy-ducks-results and /toy-ducks-details

      So, in effect, the preferred folder is /toy-ducks-results

      Thanks in advance for any help.

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      • TakeshiYoung
        TakeshiYoung last edited by

        There's nothing wrong with using canonicals to point to different folders, or even different domains.

        However, the idea with canonicals is that the content of the two pages is the same, and one of them is the canonical or original version. So it wouldn't make much sense to canonical from the Sparkly page to the Elvis page, unless the content is similar or the same.

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        • EEE3
          EEE3 @TakeshiYoung last edited by

          Thanks Takeshi!

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