# Canonical tag changed

> Canonical tag changed. This page now points Google to a different URL as the 'real' one, so Google may index the wrong page, or none, and this page loses its…
> Category: Check reference
> Canonical: https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/canonical/
> Updated: 2026-10-17

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Your pages · Critical · Rabbot alerts on this on every plan.

## What it means

This page now points Google to a different URL as the 'real' one, so Google may index the wrong page, or none, and this page loses its rankings and traffic.

## What to do

Usually a theme update or an SEO app rewriting canonical tags. Check the page's canonical points to its own URL. Rabbot re-checks automatically and will confirm when it's fixed.

## Related

- [Page buried deeper in your store](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/click-depth-increase/)
- [Outbound links jumped](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/external-link-spike/)
- [Google picked a different canonical](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/google-canonical-mismatch/)
- [Page heading problem](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/h1-issue/)
- [Language and region tags broken](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/hreflang/)
- [Shopify SEO guide](https://rabbot.ai/guides/shopify-seo/)