Why Wordpress tags are Ranking in Goolge instead of Posts?

[thesmashge]

I have this one year old wordpress blog.It ranks in google for some keywords but the Problem is only tag links are showing in the search results.

For example if i search 'How to write a Resume' my site page xxxx.com/tag/how-to-write-a-resume/ is ranking

I want the direct link to my post xxxx.com/writing/how-to-write-a-resume

I know i can acheive this by installing SEO plugins like yoast and all but the question is Should I?

Why is google ranking my Tag page.Is there a REASON?
In case i make the Tags NOT Rank with the Plugins will my Direct links to Post automatically show in the Google rankings?

 

[aafable]

It kind of looks like you created a tag with the same keywords as your title.

Also, the reason why the tag page is ranking because it has a smaller number characters. Try to keep your permlinks to a maximum of 55 characters.

 

[pronstar]

That answered the question for me as well. thanks. I accidently used my main keyword in the tags.

 

[Zwielicht]

It kind of looks like you created a tag with the same keywords as your title.

That was my thought as well.

OP, the correct term for this is keyword cannibalisation. https://moz.com/blog/how-to-solve-keyword-cannibalization

 

[AleeGS]

Don't delete your /tags/keyword page. Redirect it to your post (301 redirection) and you will not lose the rank.

 

[john4644]

Thanks for the question and answer i was searching the same thing