How and When Should I use Canonical Url Tags?

[greenrushdaily]

Pretty new to the SEO universe. But I have not used any canonical tags, just because there is not definitive source explaining exactly when and why you should use them??? Am I the only one who feels this way?

[solvid]

Hi,

Canonical tags are used when there is the same content in different locations of your website. For example, If you have a blog post that is also available in a printable version, you would want to put rel=canonical tag that points to the original piece of content (to tell search engines that you want them to show that original piece and forget about the printable version).

Please read this guide from Moz. It will explain everything you need to about canonicalization.

I hope this helps!