How to make the page be indexed

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Topic summary

A user encountered a Google Search Console status showing “Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag” despite having set canonical URLs correctly.

Resolution provided:

  • This is normal behavior and not a problem requiring action
  • The status indicates Google has detected duplicate page versions with the same canonical URL
  • Google correctly identifies and indexes the main version while excluding duplicates
  • No fixes are needed when this status appears

Outcome: The question was resolved with clarification that this is expected functionality rather than an error.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi, there

How can I fix this problem when the Canonical URL has been set.

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HI @mythgreece

This is actually a common practice , and there’s no need to worry.

  • “Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag”
    This status message indicates 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. Essentially, this means Google has correctly identified the canonical URLs, and there is nothing you need to do on your end.
    You can read more here.

I hope this helps

Best,

Daisy

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Thank you