Canonical URL Generator - Clean URLs & Canonical Tags
Strip common tracking parameters from a URL and generate a cleaned canonical URL plus a ready-to-paste <link rel="canonical"> tag.
If set, replaces the scheme + domain of the URL above (path and remaining query are kept).
Strip these tracking parameters
Cleaned Canonical URL
https://example.com/blog/my-post?id=42
How the Canonical URL Generator Works
Paste a full URL — including any query parameters or tracking codes — and choose which common tracking parameters to strip (utm_* campaign tags, fbclid, gclid, and others). The tool outputs a cleaned canonical URL plus a ready-to-paste <link rel="canonical"> tag for your page's <head>.
Example
https://example.com/blog/my-post?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&id=42 with the utm_* boxes checked becomes https://example.com/blog/my-post?id=42, along with the matching canonical tag ready to paste into your page.
Common Use Cases
- Generating a canonical tag for a page that's shared with tracking parameters attached.
- Cleaning marketing campaign URLs before treating them as the page's canonical address.
- Standardizing a page's canonical URL to a preferred domain using the base URL override.
FAQs
Why does a canonical tag matter for SEO?
A canonical tag tells search engines which URL is the authoritative version of a page when the same content is reachable through multiple URLs (with different tracking parameters, for example). Without it, search engines may split ranking signals across several near-duplicate URLs instead of consolidating them onto one.
Should I strip every query parameter, not just tracking ones?
Not necessarily — parameters that change the actual page content (like a product ID or search query) usually should stay in the canonical URL, while tracking parameters that don't affect the content (like utm_* tags) are the ones typically safe to strip.
What does the base URL override field do?
It lets you swap the scheme and domain of the cleaned URL — useful if your page is reachable on multiple domains or subdomains but you want the canonical tag to always point at one preferred domain, while keeping the same path and cleaned query string.