How to implement canonical tags for paginated category pages?

[davissmith]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to optimize my eCommerce site and need guidance on implementing canonical tags for paginated category pages. Should each page have a self-referencing canonical tag, or should they all point to the first page of the category?

I've seen some effective approaches mentioned in discussions about e-commerce SEO services, which provide valuable insights. However, I'd love to hear from others about what has worked best for them in similar scenarios. What's your experience with handling this?

The goal is to avoid duplicate content issues while ensuring all pages are properly crawled and indexed. Any tips, tools, or resources that worked well for you?

Looking forward to learning from your insights!