Advance Canonical URL — WordPress SEO Plugin
by Usman Ali Qureshi · WordPress.org page · Website
Advance Canonical URL has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 22,608 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Advance Canonical URL at a glance
Is Advance Canonical URL well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- 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
Advance Canonical URL reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Pretty Helpful. :)
That is the quickest way to fix URLs issue. Thanks man!
M Hassan Raza -
Work great
the plugin did what I wanted. Thanks alot.
peroted -
Works great! Did what I needed it to do in one click.
For some reason my Yoast was not respecting the "primary category" and creating multiple instances of duplicate content when a post was in more than one category. I just installed this and hit "save" on the basic settings and the problem was resolved. Fast, easy, and WORKS, can't do better than that. Thank you!!
Mimi -
gold and simple
Pretty usefull and fast forward. Add link to plugin reviews u will get for sure more stars. Greetngs
Frontkom
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Details
Choose reliable automatic canonical URLs or set a preferred URL for individual posts, pages, and public post types.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Advance Canonical URL competes in
Tags
- canonical
- canonical url
- custom canonical
- duplicate content
- seo
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- Version
- 1.1.0
- Last updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- First published
- Aug 17, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 5.2
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.3
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Advance Canonical URL FAQ
What does Advance Canonical URL do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Advance Canonical URL offers 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 and Skips search results, 404 pages, and WordPress admin screens.
How many active installs does Advance Canonical URL have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Advance Canonical URL as of September 7, 2026.
Is Advance Canonical URL still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Advance Canonical URL free?
Advance Canonical URL is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.