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    • AnahitG
      AnahitG last edited by

      Hi!

      Does anyone know if the canonical tag of the old redirected page should be changed, and include the URL of the new destination?

      Thanks in advance.

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      • paints-n-design
        paints-n-design last edited by

        If you redirect the page, there is no canonical on that page anymore. The page simply doesn't exist anymore. Make sure the redirect-target is a self-canonical page, thats all.

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        • AnahitG
          AnahitG last edited by

          Thank you so much, Andreas!

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