Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the canonical URLs on your category pages. It seems that the canonical settings are not reflecting as expected.
To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:
1. Check Canonical Settings
Make sure that you have set the correct canonical URL in the Rank Math meta box for the affected category pages. You can do this by:
2. Clear Cache
If you are using any caching plugins, clear the cache after making changes to ensure that the new settings are applied. Sometimes, cached versions of your pages may still show old canonical URLs.
3. Check for Plugin Conflicts
There might be a conflict with another plugin that is affecting the canonical settings. You can use the Health Check plugin to troubleshoot this.
4. Review Custom Code
If you have added any custom code related to canonical URLs, please review it to ensure it is not overriding the settings made in Rank Math.
5. Use Rank Math’s Instant Indexing
After correcting the canonical URL, consider using Rank Math’s Instant Indexing feature to submit the updated page to Google. This can help speed up the re-indexing process. You can find this option by hovering over the post or page in the Posts section and selecting Instant Indexing: Submit Page.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket with any additional details or screenshots, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further.
Thank you for raising this concern, and we hope to help you resolve it soon!
Sources:
How to Fix “Duplicate, Google Chose Different Canonical than User” » Rank Math
How to Fix ‘Duplicate, Submitted URL Not Selected as Canonical’ Issue in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
Please check if you’ve set any custom canonical URL in the Rank Math SEO Meta box Advanced tab: https://rankmath.com/kb/advanced-tab/#canonical-url
If there is no canonical URL set in there, then this issue could be caused by conflicting plugins/themes on your website. Kindly make sure you are using the latest version of all the plugins and themes, please update if not yet.
Here’s a guide for troubleshooting further if the issue persists:
https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/
You can also follow the steps in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcIWRhcUP2c
Only the site admin would know and your users won’t be affected by this troubleshooting.
Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
