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# How to Add Canonical Meta Tag in Magento

### Why Canonical Meta Tag?

Whenever content on your Magento site is duplicated, it should be canonicalized for search engines. The canonical meta tag is known as an essential tool to inform search engines __which page to index__ when there are multiple URLs that have similar content. This means, Magento Canonical Tag can help you clean up duplicate content issues, as well as improve your Magento site ranking in the search results. 

Here's the tutorial that show you how to add **Magento Canonical Meta Tag** easily:

1. Login to your Magento administrator dashboard and click on **Stores >> Configuration**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/step-1-configuration_zy9b.png)



2. In the left menu, choose **Catalog >> Search Engine Optimizations**
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/step-2-click-catalog_6l22t5.png)


3. Under **Search Engine Optimization** menu, kindly perform the following as follow:

In the **Use Canonical Link Meta Tag for Categories** choose "Yes"
In the **Use Canonical Link Meta Tag for Products** choose "Yes"

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/30c43b4318b81000/step-3-turn-on-canonical_1u7plvs.png)


4. Press the **Save Config** button to save all of your updates.