Canonical URL + Pagination Rel=Prev/Next Best Practices
- Add Rel=Canonical tag to category/category pagination and brand/brand pagination
- Add Rel=Prev/Next tag to category pagination and brand paginatioin
Opencart allows various sort orders for category page (by lowest price, highest rated, new arrival…). Specify the canonical version using a tag in the head section of the page.
Demo:
1> Category page sort by price & limit: http://www.target409.com/desktops?sort= ... SC&limit=5
Add this tag in the <head> section: <link href="http://www.target409.com/desktops" rel="canonical" />
2> Category pagination: http://www.target409.com/desktops?sort= ... t=5&page=2
Add this tag in the <head> section: <link href="http://www.target409.com/desktops?page=2" rel="canonical" />
The most current technique for SEO pagination makes use of the HTML 4/5 link element pagination rel=”next” and rel=”prev” tag. Keep in mind that all rel=next/prev pages should also have a self-referencing rel=canonical tag. In cases where tracking IDs and various sort orders are appended to a URL, these rel canonical tags will ensure no duplication and equity leak occurs.
Demo:
On the second category page, http://www.target409.com/desktops?sort= ... t=5&page=2
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.target409.com/desktops?page=2" />
<link rel="prev" href="http://www.target409.com/desktops?sort= ... t=5&page=1" />
<link rel="next" href="http://www.target409.com/desktops?sort= ... t=5&page=3" />
Requirements
VQmod 2.2 or later is required.
Easy VQMOD install. Installation instructions included.
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