Self-referencing Canonical on Paginated Archives

I have the same problem! is there a solution?

Hello @orintermax

I’m sorry about your canonical URL. I can also confirm the problem you reported. Can you try the following?

1. Install & activate the?Yoast Test Helper plugin
2. Go to Tools > Yoast Test
3. Locate the Yoast SEO section and click on the ‘Reset indexables tables & migrations’, ‘Reset Prominent words calculation’, and ‘Reset Internal link counter’ buttons. After each click, the page will reload to confirm that the specific reset was successful.
4. Go to SEO > Tools, and under SEO data, click the “Start SEO data optimization” button to allow Yoast to rescan your content.

Please let us know if the reported issue remains after resetting the optimized data.

By the way, Yoast SEO adds rel="next" and rel="prev" tags that let search engines know they are on a paginated archive series. Our plugin utilizes the built-in WordPress core functions to recognize pagination. I do not see these tags in the page source; it could be that another plugin/your theme is interfering. You may consider performing a conflict check.

@vladip We are sorry you’re having the same issue. Please open a new request. That way, it’s easier to track issues and provide assistance. Thanks!

H? @maybellyne ,
Thank you very much for the detail, but unfortunately the problem still exists. I followed the instructions and did them all. What else can be done?

I’m sorry that the issue persists.

Often, we see problems occur in combination with another plugin or theme. The fastest way to rule out any conflict is to deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch to a standard theme like Twenty Twenty.

Please test this on your development or staging site if you have one. If not, we recommend using the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin. This plugin has a troubleshooting mode, which does not affect normal visitors to your site.

If you’re unfamiliar with checking for conflicts, we’d like to point you to a step-by-step guide that will walk you through the process: How to check for plugin conflicts

If you feel uncomfortable doing this yourself or if this does not solve your issue, our Yoast SEO Premium plugin comes with one year of (technical) support.

This thread was marked resolved due to a lack of activity, but you’re always welcome to re-open the topic. Please read this post before opening a new request.