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Canonical URL Change

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viatrading1 last edited by

Hi,

I have a Product Page, say www.example.com/product-title/.
Canonical URL is www.example.com/product-title/

I want to change its URL to www.example.com/product-title-2/
Canonical URL is www.example.com/product-title-2/
Can't do 301 Redirect.

Is SEO Juice passed from www.example.com/product-title/ to www.example.com/product-title-2/ ?

Thanks,
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DonnaDuncan last edited by

Hi Pol,

No, not just by changing the both the URL and canonical to something new and different. You'll need a redirect. Is there a reason you can't?
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