Official statement
The canonical tag should never point from one language version to another (for example, from the French page to the English page) because these are fundamentally different pages. Each language version can and should be canonical for itself.
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Should you really create visible links between language versions for SEO?
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TL;DR
Google recommends not using a canonical tag to link different language versions together. Each version should be self-canonical. This ensures proper indexing and avoids SEO issues.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Comment savoir si mes pages linguistiques utilisent correctement les canonicals ?
Vérifiez dans le code source ou utilisez Google Search Console pour analyser les en-têtes de vos pages.
Hreflang remplace-t-il la balise canonical ?
Non, ils fonctionnent ensemble pour signaler les bonnes informations aux moteurs de recherche.
Que faire si mon site multilingue est déjà mal configuré ?
Élaborez une stratégie corrective, assurez une redirection propre et revérifiez votre structure hreflang grâce aux outils SEO.
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