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metadata · metadata.canonical.crossDomain

Canonical points to another domain

A cross-domain canonical tells Google to rank a different site instead of this page. Occasionally deliberate — usually a syndication mistake.

Why it matters

A cross-domain canonical effectively tells Google to ignore this page in favor of another site — confirm this is intentional.

Authoritative reference

https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls

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