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Rapid Canonical URLs

by Peter Wilson · WordPress.org page

v1.0.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 5.6.20+

Rapid Canonical URLs has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 7,401 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Rapid Canonical URLs at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
7,401
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Rapid Canonical URLs well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Details

Reduce 301 redirects and HTTP requests by using HTML5’s history API to show visitors the correct, canonical URL.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • canonical urls
  • history api
  • HTML5

More from Peter Wilson

Version
1.0.3
Last updated
Sep 7, 2026
First published
Jul 13, 2014
Requires WordPress
4.4.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6.20
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Rapid Canonical URLs FAQ

How many active installs does Rapid Canonical URLs have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Rapid Canonical URLs as of September 7, 2026.

Is Rapid Canonical URLs still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Rapid Canonical URLs free?

Rapid Canonical URLs is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.