Canonical URL Change
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Hi,
I have a Product Page, say www.example.com/product-title/.
Canonical URL is www.example.com/product-title/I want to change its URL to www.example.com/product-title-2/
Canonical URL is www.example.com/product-title-2/
Can't do 301 Redirect.Is SEO Juice passed from www.example.com/product-title/ to www.example.com/product-title-2/ ?
Thanks,
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Hi Pol,
No, not just by changing the both the URL and canonical to something new and different. You'll need a redirect. Is there a reason you can't?
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