Why Canonical error?
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I just got my SEOMOZ run and it says I have a CANONICAL ERROR:
Scorpio Earrings - 7mm Stud - Sterling Silver
http://www.astrojewelry.com/jewelry/scorpio-the-scorpion-earrings-30502.htm
I'm not sure why--I only changed the <title>tag--not the URL.</span></p> <p><span class="truncated sub-url" title="http://www.astrojewelry.com/jewelry/scorpio-the-scorpion-earrings-30502.htm">Why would this generate a canonical error?</span></p> <p><span class="truncated sub-url" title="http://www.astrojewelry.com/jewelry/scorpio-the-scorpion-earrings-30502.htm">Kathleen</span></p> <p><span class="truncated sub-url" title="http://www.astrojewelry.com/jewelry/scorpio-the-scorpion-earrings-30502.htm">astrojewelry.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></title>
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The Rel="Canonical" notice has nothing to do with changing your title tags... likely just a coincidence. Its not really an error either. All the SEOMoz crawler is doing is notifying you that the page has a canonical tag on it. Though I don't see a canonical tag on the link you posted above so I don't know why that page would have been listed unless it had one once and has since been removed.
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It's REL CANONICAL "notice".
I'm getting them on pages I've changed the TITLE on. Why would I get a canonical notice on a page I only changed the meta title tag on?
I don't get it!
Kathleen
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I can't access your SEOmoz report. What does the error message say? And are there any other URLs provided in the error message?
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