Sitemapper

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Canonical points at a different URL

The page’s canonical is not the sitemap URL (or the post-redirect URL).

Why it matters

A mismatch can consolidate ranking signals onto another URL, or fight the sitemap hint.

Example

Sitemap lists /pricing while the page canonicalizes to /plans.

How Sitemapper detects it

Deep-checked pages compare link rel=canonical against the sitemap URL and the final fetched URL.

Verify it yourself

View source and compare the canonical href with the address bar after redirects.

Practical fix

Make the canonical self-referencing, or list the canonical URL in the sitemap instead.

Official documentation

Run this check on a site