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Business SEO Basics Better SEO Through Code Canonicalization

Posted by Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points

Hi tis Q is coming up wrong but I can't for the life of me see whats wrong.

<html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Star Wars Merchandise</title> <meta name="description" content="Shirts and hats for fans of Star Wars"> <link href=“http://mystuff.com/starwars” rel=“canonical”/> </head> <body> <p>Star Wars Merchandise</p> <p>Shirts and hats for fans of Star Wars</p> <p>Boba Fett Shirts</p> <p>Available in white; sizes S-M-L-XL</p> <p>Darth Maul Hat</p> <p>Available in black or white at <a href="http://hats.com">Hats.com</a></p> </body> </html>

index.html 
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Star Wars Merchandise</title>
  <meta name="description" content="Shirts and hats for fans of Star Wars">
  <link href=“http://mystuff.com/starwars” rel=“canonical”/>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Star Wars Merchandise</p>
  <p>Shirts and hats for fans of Star Wars</p>
  <p>Boba Fett Shirts</p>
  <p>Available in white; sizes S-M-L-XL</p>
  <p>Darth Maul Hat</p>
  <p>Available in black or white at <a href="http://hats.com">Hats.com</a></p>
</body>
</html>

6 Answers

jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points
jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points

Check the end of the link tag. ;)

If that doesn't help compare it to a sample link tag, here is a W3 Schools example https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_link.asp

Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points
Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points

Hi thanks for your reply, do you mean the last /

jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points
jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points

Yeah, that is what I am referring to. See W3 Schools for more info https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_link.asp

Note In XHTML the <link> tag must be properly closed. This code seems to be implying HTML.

Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points
Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points

Thanks very helpful.

jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points
jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points

No problem :) You can mark it as solved if you like just in case anyone else has the same issue, they know there was a solution.

Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points
Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points

Will do. Thanks again.

jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points
jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points

No problem, happy learning to you.

Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points
Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points

How do I mark as solved please?

jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points
jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points

Good question. Sorry, I am not 100% sure. Is there an upvote option on the right of the answer. Maybe that selects it for you, or are there any other options there?

Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points
Sarah Gleave
Sarah Gleave
1,101 Points

Tried that, thanks again for your time.

jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points
jeffrey bachynski
jeffrey bachynski
5,179 Points

No problem, sorry I don't know how to mark it solved. Someone in another forum post said "You can mark the question solved by choosing a "best answer"." That's all I can find out.