YOAST SEO: How to set rel=cannonical tags to the original article post
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Hi Mozers,
Can anyone tell me how to set the rel="canonical tags via SEO YOAST?
I have an article posted on my blog that was published first on another blog and i need to reference this entry somehow, I have been told to use rel="canonical - if so I would appreciate some insight on how to do this exactly!
Thanks very much in advance
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Hi there,
I'll try to break it down so bare with me!
A canonical link is not seen by the user by all accounts they would never know about the original origins of the content. This is fine if you've made a straight up copy or want to keep all link juice to the original source.
A follow link would be at the bottom along the links of "this article originates here link " or how ever you wish to create that point. The user would see this and the pro of this is you keep some more of the link juice whilst also passing some onto the source, this only really works assuming you've made some slight changes to the article e.g. commented on it or followed it up etc. etc.
The choice is of course up to you but there are two options.
Best of luck!
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Hi Chris,
Thanks so much for your detailed response, this puts another spin on it for me.
Could you tell me more about your suggestion? I can put the follow link, but I would assume this would give more reference then the canonical would it?
So if I didn't add the canonical and only the follow link how does one know where the article is pointing to without putting the canonical url in? Would I need to credit the article using an anchor text? and adding the follow?
Thanks for your advice
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Have you referenced the article or published the whole article? If you've referenced it I'd recommend a follow link more than a canonical link as the canonical would mean all seo benefit goes to the other website (which is fine and well deserved if you've just copied the article) but if you've just referenced it ore even expanded on it I'd reference the blog and all credit to it but not have a canonical link to ensure you maintain some level or link juice on your website.
You can find info on yoast canonical in their knowledge base - http://kb.yoast.com/article/148-canonical-urls-in-wordpress-seo
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Hi there
Thank you for your response, I think I have found the settings you are referring to, would you advise no follow or follow? Any other settings you would recommend?
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