What to change
The canonical should describe the intended identity of that particular page. If a default points every article home, ask the supplier to derive it from the approved route and validate it during publication. Use two unrelated guides as an acceptance pair: each should keep its own correct address. This identifies a shared-template failure without asking editors to manually repair hundreds of generated pages individually.
A worked example
Illustrative example
Illustrative test: Publish two test guides with different routes and inspect their output.
How to check the result
Each distinct guide references its own approved route unless a documented duplicate relationship applies.
A mistake to avoid
A canonical is not a general link to the organisation's main website.
Your action checklist
Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.
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