What is the difference between canonical and non canonical URL?

[jenniferjennife]

What is the difference between canonical and non canonical URL?

[smartscraper]

I think there is nothing like noncanonical in SEO.
If you want to know about canonical URL, we can discuss about the same.

[Wilsonjacob45]

A canonical URL is the preferred URL for a particular webpage that a search engine should use as the main reference point when indexing and ranking the page. This is important because sometimes a webpage can have multiple URLs that can access the same content, which can cause issues with duplicate content and dilution of ranking signals. By specifying a canonical URL, website owners can tell search engines which URL should be considered the primary one for a particular page.

On the other hand, a non-canonical URL is any URL that is not the preferred or canonical URL for a given page. Non-canonical URLs can be generated in a number of ways, such as through URL parameters, session IDs, or other technical factors that create multiple URLs for the same content. Non-canonical URLs can cause duplicate content issues and can also dilute the ranking signals of a page, as search engines may see multiple URLs with similar content as competing with each other.

In summary, canonical URLs are the preferred URLs that website owners specify for a particular page, while non-canonical URLs are any URLs that are not the preferred or canonical URL for that page. It is important to ensure that canonical URLs are correctly implemented to avoid duplicate content issues and maximize the ranking potential of a webpage.

[EdweeMercy]

I had issues with duplicate URLs hurting my SEO until I figured out how to set proper canonical tags. Once I sorted that out, I noticed quicker crawling and ranking improvements. It also seemed to boost backlink indexing speed (https://en.speedyindex.com) since search engines focused on the right version of my URLs. Keeping things clean and pointing to the preferred version really helped me stay out of trouble with duplicate content.

[Finacustech]

Canonical URLs are the preferred version of a webpage that search engines index, while non-canonical URLs are duplicates or alternate versions that point back to the canonical one.