# Translated pages (?tl=) not indexed by Google due to canonical tag pointing to original URL instead of self-referencing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/translated-pages-tl-not-indexed-by-google-due-to-canonical-tag-pointing-to-original-url-instead-of-self-referencing/397925
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** content-localization
**Created:** [8 במרץ,‏ 2026,‏ 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translated-pages-tl-not-indexed-by-google-due-to-canonical-tag-pointing-to-original-url-instead-of-self-referencing/397925 "2026-03-08T20:28:50Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [8 במרץ,‏ 2026,‏ 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translated-pages-tl-not-indexed-by-google-due-to-canonical-tag-pointing-to-original-url-instead-of-self-referencing/397925/2 "2026-03-08T21:51:55Z")

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Isn’t that what @nat said is expected ?

> [@Content Localization - Manual and Automatic with Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-localization-manual-and-automatic-with-discourse-ai/370969/62):
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> Hey, yes that’s right.
> 
> To be transparent this is also what we’re seeing for meta, and there is nothing to worry about.
> 
> [Page indexing report - Search Console Help](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203?hl=en)
> 
> To quote:
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> > Your goal is to get the [_canonical_ version](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/139066#definition) of every important page indexed. _Duplicate_ or _alternate_ pages shouldn’t be indexed
> > 
> > What _not_ to look for
> > 
> > - **100% coverage:** You should not expect _all_ URLs on your site to be indexed, only the canonical pages, as described above.

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