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Glossary

What is Canonical URL?

The preferred URL for a piece of content, declared via rel=canonical, preventing duplicate-content dilution.

In more depth

Each language version should self-canonicalize. Never canonical all languages to the default — that deindexes your translations.

Why it matters for your website

Understanding Canonical URL helps you make better decisions when taking a WordPress site multilingual — from choosing URL structures and engines to controlling costs. Transxlate handles the mechanics (language URLs, lang attributes, caching, hreflang on Pro) so terms like this become settings, not engineering projects.

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