# Homepage doesn't have canonical URL

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [9월 21, 2016, 7:34오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450 "2016-09-21T19:34:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaeld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michaeld/32/1594_2.png) [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Post date:** [10월 21, 2016, 5:47오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450/4 "2016-10-21T05:47:27Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> I do not see the purpose of this request?

It’s in my post.

> [@michaeld](#):
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> That’s relevant when you change the hostname of the site and don’t want to redirect everything yet,  
> and in order to avoid search index entries like [http://forum.domain.com?blahblahblah](http://forum.domain.com?blahblahblah) in case someone links to it that way.

> [@Mittineague](#):
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> But this can be more easily achieved on an individual basis without touching any Discourse code.

Yes, that’s a solution for Google that can be used in case the software does not use a canonical URL.  
But I see this as a last resort and a means to fix up an issue with a site. I would indeed require fixing it on an individual basis and it does not solve the ?blablah issue. And… you do know that Google is not the only search engine, right?

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