What does it mean when people say duplicate content hurts your search rankings and how does Google actually figure out which page to show?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What does it mean when people say duplicate content hurts your search rankings and how does Google actually figure out which page to show?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central duplicate URLs canonicalization how Google selects canonical page duplicate content site:developers.google.com/search/docsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central duplicate URLs canonicalization how Google selects canonical page duplicate content site:developers.google.com/search/docs Google ↗
- canonicalization guide · developers.google.com
- How to Specify a Canonical with rel="canonical" and Other Methods | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- SEO Starter Guide: The Basics | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- In-Depth Guide to How Google Search Works | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- canonical troubleshooting documentation · developers.google.com
- Fix Canonicalization Issues | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- How to discover and suggest Google-selected canonical URLs for your pages | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
Queries
1 queries · click a column to sort