A canonical tag tells Google which version of a page is the "official" one when multiple URLs serve similar content. Common cases: e-commerce product pages with filters, www vs non-www versions, /page vs /page/. Add `` in the head section of duplicate pages, pointing to the original. Most CMS platforms add this automatically.
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