Title: Canonical 404 errors
Last modified: October 30, 2020

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# Canonical 404 errors

 *  Resolved [fooey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fooey/)
 * (@fooey)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-404-errors/)
 * We noticed after doing a screaming frog crawl that we are seeing tons of 404 
   errors. When I deactivate Yoast, they are gone. I tried rolling back to a previous
   version but that did not help either.
    For example: [https://www.sitemane.com/travel-planner/name/matt-ford/](https://www.sitemane.com/travel-planner/name/matt-ford/)(
   correct canonical) With Yoast active, this becomes the canonical and the 404 
   created: [https://www.sitename.com/travel-planner/name/michelle-smith/name/matt-ford/](https://www.sitename.com/travel-planner/name/michelle-smith/name/matt-ford/)
 * All 404’s are doing the same thing with the same name (michelle smith). Here 
   is another one so you can see what I mean.
    [https://www.sitename.com/travel-planner/name/todd-wilson/](https://www.sitename.com/travel-planner/name/todd-wilson/)(
   correct) becomes this with Yoast activated: [https://www.sitename.com/travel-planner/name/michelle-smith/name/todd-wilson/](https://www.sitename.com/travel-planner/name/michelle-smith/name/todd-wilson/)
   We use Connections Business Directory for the travel planners. Any thoughts on
   why this might be pulling them in that way?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcanonical-404-errors%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/)
 * (@shazahm1hotmailcom)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-404-errors/#post-13603291)
 * [@fooey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fooey/)
 * I’m the Connections dev; I do not believe this has anything to do with Yoast 
   SEO. The past couple versions of Connections has improved integration with Yoast;
   it appears for some reason the filters which update permalink in the Yoast page
   meta is being run twice.
 * I see you are using one of the premium templates, please open a support ticket
   in your account and I’ll help you sort this issue out. Here’s the link:
    - [https://connections-pro.com/my-account/](https://connections-pro.com/my-account/)
 *  [Priscilla Chapman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priscillamc/)
 * (@priscillamc)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-404-errors/#post-13603761)
 * [@fooey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fooey/), Thanks for sending more
   information. If there is a conflict that needs to be solved in Yoast SEO, you
   can create a [new GitHub bug report](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/new/choose/)
   for our developers.
 * [@shazahm1hotmailcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazahm1hotmailcom/),
   We’re going to mark this issue as resolved for now. If you have any other questions
   or problems with Yoast SEO, you’re welcome to [create a new forum topic](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/?view=all#new-topic-0)
   if you have any other questions.

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 * Last reply from: [Priscilla Chapman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priscillamc/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canonical-404-errors/#post-13603761)
 * Status: resolved