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Sitemap Contains Non-Canonical URLs on Webflow

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.

Webflow fix path

How to fix this on Webflow

Use page-level SEO settings or custom code.

  1. 1Open page settings.
  2. 2Add the canonical URL in the custom code/head settings if needed.
  3. 3Publish and verify in source.

After you fix it

  • Compare sitemap URLs against their canonical tags and confirm they match

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