“Alternate page with proper canonical tag” is a status message that displays in Google Search Console's Page Indexing Report. The status indicates the search engine identified duplicate pages that have been properly canonicalized.

This status doesn't need to be acted on unless the canonical tag was added in error.

  • An alternate page refers to a duplicate or variant version of a webpage which has been created to provide alternative content or language options for users.
  • The canonical tag is an HTML element that is used to indicate the preferred version of a webpage from a set of duplicates or variants, helping search engines understand which page to index and rank.