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How I Fixed Canonical URLs Pointing to Localhost in Next.js

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April 5, 2026

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How I Fixed Canonical URLs Pointing to Localhost in Next.js

My portfolio site had zero indexed pages for 5 weeks. Every canonical URL pointed to localhost:3000. Here's the 13-file grep audit, the 18-line fix, and how to check your own site.

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