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| case-01 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -22% | 0% |
| case-07 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -10% | 0% |
| case-19 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | 8% | 0% |
| case-08 | ✓→✗ | ▼ Worse | -18% | 0% |
| case-02 | ✓→✓ | ＝ Same ✓ | -50% | 0% |
Canonical chains confuse search engines and can result in the wrong version of a page being indexed, while also adding unnecessary latency for crawlers.
rel="canonical" tag returns a 200 OK statusVerify that the canonical URL of the page does not result in any redirects.
Update the <link rel="canonical"> tag to point directly to the final, non-redirecting URL.
Explain why pointing a canonical tag to a redirecting URL weakens the canonical-url signal and impacts SEO.
Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Avoid redirect chains on canonical URLs. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/canonical-chain
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