Audit rules
Canonical Changed
The canonical URL (normalized) differs from the one recorded in the previous audit, including a canonical added or removed. In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has warning severity and counts against the score. Below are the exact condition, its exceptions and the sources behind it, followed by the other rules of the same group.
regression.canonical_changedWarning01 — Definition
How This Rule Is Checked
The rule is a pure function of the fetched page: no extra requests, no account settings. The same input always gives the same result.
Rule Severity and Score
- Rule id
regression.canonical_changed- Group
- Regression
- Severity of a failure
- Warning
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Canonical (normalized) differs from the previous one → review
- Exceptions
- No previous → not_applicable
Sources and Project Decision
- Sources
- How to specify a canonical URL with rel="canonical" and other methods (Google Search Central, Q30)
- Project decision
- Severity warning is a project decision [D].
02 — Regression
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Indexability Regressionregression.indexability_lost
- Status Code Regressionregression.status_changed