Hello,
I understand your concern about the issue with the canonical URL selected by Google not being from your domain but from a different domain that you do not own or have any association with. This can indeed be a confusing and worrying situation.
To address this problem, you can take the following steps:
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Check Canonical URL Setting in Rank Math: Verify and ensure that the canonical URL setting in your Rank Math plugin is correctly configured to point to your own domain URL. You can change the canonical URL using the meta box in Rank Math as explained in this guide.
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Use 301 Redirects: If Google has selected a different canonical URL, you can set up 301 redirects from the incorrect canonical URL to your correct domain URL. This will help Google understand the correct canonical URL for your content.
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Contact Rank Math Support: If you are still facing issues after trying the above steps, you can reach out to Rank Math’s support team directly from here. They will be able to provide you with further assistance and guidance on resolving this matter.
I hope this information helps you address the problem with the incorrect canonical URL selected by Google. If you need further assistance, please feel free to ask.
Thank you for reaching out to us, and we are here to help you with any issues you might face.
Sources:
How to Fix āDuplicate Without User-Selected Canonicalā Status in Google Search Console Ā» Rank Math
How to Fix āDuplicate, Submitted URL Not Selected as Canonicalā Issue in Google Search Console Ā» Rank Math
How to Fix āDuplicate, Google Chose Different Canonical than Userā Ā» Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.
We checked your website and the correct canonical URL is already added. See screenshot below:
Please submit the affected URL/s to your Google Search Console’s URL Inspection tool and share a full screenshot of the report.
You may use this tool to share your screenshots: https://imgur.com/
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello, Jeremy I am waiting for your response. I request you Please do the needful ASAP.
Thankyou.
Hello,
We just checked some of the pages referenced in the report and we can see that all have a user-submitted canonical that is self-referencing which is the default when you use our plugin and the best way to get the pages indexed.
Since you have already started the validation process please allow some time for Google to check the pages again and see the updated results and report back with any remaining pages that still are included into the same error.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for your suitable response.
We’ve reviewed several pages mentioned in the report and found that each has a user-submitted canonical link that self-references, which is automatically set by our plugin and is optimal for page indexing. As you’ve initiated the validation process, we kindly ask for some time to allow Google to reevaluate these pages. After this update, we’ll provide a comprehensive report on any remaining pages still flagged with the same issue regarding SASSA R370 inclusion.
Thank you so much for understanding my issues and resolving them.
Hello,
We are glad to be of help.
Please do let us know when the validation is completed, however, if the validation is completed and the error is resolved, do let us know if you still need our assistance with anything else or we can go ahead to close the ticket.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Hello Adetayo,
The validation process is ongoing. When the validation process is completed and the error is resolved, I differently inform you. I am also sharing screenshots.
https://imgur.com/a/4KVx0Nd
Thank You.
Hello,
That is fine.
Please update us when the validation process is completed.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Waiting for your suitable answer. Please suggest ASAP.
Hello,
You will have to wait, as there is no way to force Google to crawl your site quickly. It depends on the crawl budget they have assigned to your site. You can try using Google’s Instant Indexing and see if that helps: https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/
Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.
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.
