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Google Makes Minor Updates to Canonicalization Help Documentation

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SERoundtable reports Google refreshed its canonicalization help docs for improved readability without altering core guidance.

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Google updated its canonicalization help documentation on August 20th to enhance clarity and readability. SERoundtable found the changes were primarily structural—particularly on the "Fix canonicalization issues" page—with no fundamental shifts to the actual canonicalization guidance itself.

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