Are my Canonical Links set up correctly?
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I have Enable Canonical Links (recommended) on my web site. However, I also have THIS checked: Enable full URL for Home Page Canonical Link (include /default.asp) Is it hurting me??? Keep getting dinged on our report card. We are using the Volusion shopping cart software/platform.
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I too also have this option checked in volusion seo settings "Enable full URL for Home Page Canonical Link (include /default.asp)" Is this option suppose to be checked for optimal SEO performance?
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If you don't enable the full URL for the homepage, is the homepage canonical URL set to http://www.site.com? If so, I would recommend setting that as the canonical URL instead of http://www.site.com/default.asp.
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