TermCraft conventionFoundational
Canonical URL
The one official address for a page.
Definition
The preferred URL for a piece of content when it is reachable at several addresses.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
The one official address for a page.
Example
Declaring a canonical URL when the same article is reachable through two category paths.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Information ArchitectureResearch method
- SEO for Content ProductsUX writing
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.