How to use Canonical and Indexability Matrix
- Enter each page URL with its observed canonical, robots and status fields.
- Use null for unavailable observations and a boolean for your robots access interpretation.
- Review target conflicts and relationship cycles before exporting the matrix.
Example: Canonical and Indexability Matrix
Compare supplied canonical, robots and response declarations, keeping missing evidence separate from observed conflicts.
Options
- Missing evidence
- null means you have not supplied the observation. An empty observed header is different from an unavailable header.
- Robots access
- robotsAllowed is your entered interpretation. This tool does not parse robots.txt or check crawler access.
Supported inputs and limits
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A canonical declaration does not decide indexing
A page can point to another URL that declares noindex or participates in a cycle. Those supplied conflicts deserve review, but the report cannot show which canonical a search engine selected. Retain the response evidence with the matrix rather than treating an unknown field as permission to index.
Questions about Canonical and Indexability Matrix
Does noindex mean robots disallow?
They are separate observations; enter each one explicitly.
Is a self-canonical a cycle error?
A self-canonical is treated separately from a relationship loop across pages.
Will this tell me why Google chose another URL?
No. The matrix reviews your supplied declarations without search-engine account evidence.