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Canonical URL Returns Non-200 on Shopify
The canonical URL does not resolve successfully. Confuses search engines.
Issue ID: INDEX-CANONICAL-DEAD-001Severity: majorEffort: S
Why this matters
The canonical URL does not resolve successfully. Confuses search engines. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.
Shopify fix path
How to fix this on Shopify
Canonicals are mostly theme-controlled.
- 1Check for duplicate templates or app-generated parameters.
- 2Review theme code for the canonical tag output.
- 3Update theme logic if the canonical is missing or wrong.
After you fix it
- ✓Visit the canonical URL and confirm it loads correctly
Same fix, other platforms
Fix canonical url returns non-200 on a different CMS
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