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Canonical Tag Points to a Noindex Page on Wix

A page canonical tag points to a URL that has a noindex directive. This creates a contradiction: the page defers to a canonical that search engines are told not to index, effectively removing both pages from the index.

Issue ID: CRAWL-CANONICAL-NOINDEX-001Severity: majorEffort: S

Why this matters

A page canonical tag points to a URL that has a noindex directive. This creates a contradiction: the page defers to a canonical that search engines are told not to index, effectively removing both pages from the index. 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 Wix

Set the canonical in advanced SEO settings.

  1. 1Open page SEO settings.
  2. 2Add or correct the canonical URL.
  3. 3Publish and inspect page source.

After you fix it

  • ✓Confirm the canonical target URL does not have a noindex directive

Same fix, other platforms

Fix canonical tag points to a noindex page on a different CMS

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