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Khurram ali khan
Khurram ali khan

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The Small SEO Check That Can Save Hours of Debugging

I was debugging an SEO issue recently where Google kept indexing the wrong version of a page. Everything looked fine until I checked the canonical tag.

That reminded me how often canonical tags are either missing, pointing to the wrong URL, or generated differently across environments.

To make checking them a little easier, I built a small tool that fetches a page and shows its canonical URL in seconds:

https://mtkits.com/canonical-tag-checker

It has been useful for quickly verifying:

  • Whether a canonical tag exists
  • Which URL is actually declared as canonical
  • Mistakes after migrations or redesigns
  • Duplicate content issues
  • SEO checks before deploying changes

I use it as part of my deployment checklist, especially after moving pages, changing routing, or updating metadata.

It’s a simple utility, but sometimes the smallest tools save the most debugging time.

Curious to know—what’s your go-to checklist for verifying technical SEO before shipping a website?

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