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Canonical URLs

10-15 minIntermediate

Dev.to has built-in canonical URL support for cross-posting articles from your main blog.

Prerequisites

  • Dev.to account
Easy Recommended

Set Canonical

Point canonical to your original article.

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Front Matter

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At top of article (in markdown editor), use front matter:

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canonical_url: https://yourblog.com/original-article

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This sets canonical to your blog.

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Why Use This

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Your blog gets SEO credit.

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Dev.to article still visible to community.

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No duplicate content issues.

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Best of both worlds: SEO + Dev.to audience.

Verification Checklist

  • View Canonical