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Sitemap Contains Non-Canonical URLs on Squarespace
The XML sitemap includes URLs that are not the canonical version of their page. This sends conflicting signals to search engines about preferred URLs and wastes crawl budget.
Issue ID: CRAWL-SITEMAP-NONCANONICAL-001Severity: moderateEffort: S
Why this matters
The XML sitemap includes URLs that are not the canonical version of their page. This sends conflicting signals to search engines about preferred URLs and wastes crawl budget. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.
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How to fix this on Squarespace
Use canonical or URL settings carefully.
- 1Review page URL settings and duplication patterns.
- 2If needed, inject a canonical tag in advanced settings or code injection.
- 3Republish and verify.
After you fix it
- ✓Compare sitemap URLs against their canonical tags and confirm they match
Same fix, other platforms
Fix sitemap contains non-canonical urls on a different CMS
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