Alternative page with proper canonical tag

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear that you are facing issues with the indexing of a page on Google Search Console. If you are seeing the “Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag” status message, it means that there are two versions of a page on your website with the same canonical URL. Google will exclude the duplicate version and index the main version of the page.

Typically, this status indicates that Google recognizes these canonicalized URLs correctly, and there might not be anything you need to do on your part. However, it’s still essential to periodically review these pages to ensure they are meant to be canonicalized to avoid losing potential traffic from valuable pages.

To address this issue, you can follow these steps:

1. Update the Canonical URL in Rank Math:

   • Identify the affected pages in Google Search Console under the “Alternate page with proper canonical tag” status.
   • Check if they include the correct canonical URL and make changes using Rank Math if needed. You can use the Rank Math meta box to change the canonical URL easily.

   

   For detailed instructions, you can refer to our knowledgebase article here.

2. Use 301 Redirects:

   • If you no longer want a duplicate page to appear on your site, consider using a 301 redirect instead of adding a canonical URL. You can learn more about setting up redirects in Rank Math here.

If you have any further questions or need assistance, please feel free to reach out to our support team directly here. We are here to help.

Thank you for raising this concern, and we appreciate your attention to resolving this issue promptly.

Best regards,
Rank Math Support Team

Sources:
Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag Status in Google Search Console » Rank Math
How to Fix “Crawled – Currently Not Indexed” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math