Canonical Link Plugin
Adds the canonical link to your site (https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_link_element). Activate and then set your permalinks to "Post name&quo …
Adds the canonical link to your site (Learn More).
Activate and then set your permalinks to “Post name” under Settings > Permalinks. That’s it.
Verify that it’s working correctly with the Firefox add-on.
Supports the ability to customize the canonical link for any specific page, post, or even custom post types (including WooCommerce Products and bbPress Topics).
Installation
Automatic
- From your WordPress Admin, navigate to: Plugins > Add New
- Search for: Canonical Link
- Install it
- Activate it
- Please see Additional Instructions
Manual
- Download
- Unzip
- Upload to /plugins/ folder
- Activate
- Please see Additional Instructions
Additional Instructions
You will also need to update your permalinks (if you haven’t already), which will give you desirable SEO-friendly and user-friendly URLs anyway:
- From your WordPress Admin, navigate to: Settings > Permalinks
- Under “Common Settings“, select “Post name“
- Click “Save Changes” and you’re done
Changelog
1.6
- Minor code cleanup
1.5
- Minor cleanup
1.4
- Added support for custom canonical links on single pages and posts
1.3
- Added https support
1.2
- Removed syntax error from code
1.1
- Cleans URLs better, removing query strings (?)
1.0
- New