About this plugin
Advance Canonical URL gives you a focused way to manage canonical links without turning a simple SEO task into a large settings project.
Use the automatic strategy for dependable site-wide output, or enable custom control when selected content needs to point to a different preferred URL. Empty or invalid custom values safely fall back to the automatic URL.
Highlights
- Outputs one canonical link on eligible public pages.
- Uses WordPress canonical URLs for singular content when available.
- Supports optional per-content overrides for posts, pages, and public custom post types.
- Removes query parameters from canonical URLs by default, with an option to preserve them.
- Skips search results, 404 pages, and WordPress admin screens.
- Validates custom URLs and accepts only complete HTTP or HTTPS URLs.
- Saves the settings screen without a page refresh, with a standard WordPress save fallback.
- Includes a compact current-policy summary and responsive admin interface.
- Keeps every plugin feature free. Optional one-time support payments do not unlock extra features.
For best results, use only one plugin or theme feature that outputs canonical tags. If an SEO plugin already manages canonical URLs, disable one of the two canonical providers to avoid duplicate tags.
Privacy
The plugin includes the Freemius SDK for optional usage analytics and voluntary supporter payments. Analytics are enabled only after administrator consent. The supporter checkout is loaded only when an administrator selects a support amount.
Skipping consent or payments does not limit plugin functionality.
For details about Freemius data handling, see the privacy policy linked from the consent and checkout interfaces.