# Content syndication: what it is and how it works
> Content syndication distributes content for other people or services to receive or publish.
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# Content syndication

Content syndication distributes content for other people or services to receive or publish. It may use feeds such as RSS or operate under an editorial agreement between publications

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

Attribution should be preserved, and the versions intended to be visible in search should be defined. A canonical tag indicates a preferred version but does not guarantee that another will be excluded. Distributing authorised content and multiplying copies to manipulate results are different situations that should not be confused.

Also known as

Web syndication, Syndication

Topics

[Technology and data](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/tecnologia-y-datos)

## Related concepts

- [RSS](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/rss.html)
- [Feeds](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/feeds.html)
- [Duplicate content](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/duplicated-content.html)