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Missing canonical URL

No canonical link element

Code: missing_canonical

Why it matters

No canonical link element. Search engines use this signal when crawling and ranking pages. Getting it wrong can suppress visibility in results or lead to missed indexing opportunities.

How to fix

Add to your HTML <head>

html

<link rel="canonical" href="https://yourdomain.com/this-page">

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