http://textpattern.com/ Textpattern Tips – Dynamic canonical URLs Dynamic canonical URLs - comments https://textpattern.tips/dynamic-canonical-urls Fri, 02 Dec 11 13:33:27 +0000 Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by MattD 1 1 Thu, 25 Jun 09 21:07:46 +0000 I’ve implemented this but made a minor tweak for the default section.

<txp:if_individual_article>
   <link rel="canonical" href="<txp:permlink />" />
<txp:else />
<txp:if_section name="">
   <link rel="canonical" href="<txp:site_url />" />
<txp:else/>
<link rel="canonical" href="<txp:site_url /><txp:section />" />
</txp:if_section>
</txp:if_individual_article>
]]> I’ve implemented this but made a minor tweak for the default section.

<txp:if_individual_article>
   <link rel="canonical" href="<txp:permlink />" />
<txp:else />
<txp:if_section name="">
   <link rel="canonical" href="<txp:site_url />" />
<txp:else/>
<link rel="canonical" href="<txp:site_url /><txp:section />" />
</txp:if_section>
</txp:if_individual_article>
]]> MattD Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Nora Brown 1 1 Fri, 26 Jun 09 14:03:51 +0000 This is really helpful…I wasn’t even aware of canonical urls. Thanks for the tip.

]]> This is really helpful…I wasn’t even aware of canonical urls. Thanks for the tip.

]]> Nora Brown Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Patrick 1 1 Thu, 02 Jul 09 12:24:38 +0000 Very helpfull. Tks Kevin and Matt

]]> Very helpfull. Tks Kevin and Matt

]]> Patrick Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Dan Andrew Brendstrup 1 1 Sun, 18 Apr 10 13:00:06 +0000 I’ve used a variation of this technique which avoids the conditional tags at the cost of a dash of php:

<txp:php>echo rtrim(site_url(array()), '/');</txp:php><txp:page_url />

If the site_url or page_url tag offered an attribute to strip the trailing/beginning slash we could do with a simple <txp:site_url /><txp:page_url />, but that gives a double-slash after the domain name, so the rtrim is necessary.

Still, it’s a bit easier than the nested tags, and it works for both the front page, section pages and permalinks.

]]> I’ve used a variation of this technique which avoids the conditional tags at the cost of a dash of php:

<txp:php>echo rtrim(site_url(array()), '/');</txp:php><txp:page_url />

If the site_url or page_url tag offered an attribute to strip the trailing/beginning slash we could do with a simple <txp:site_url /><txp:page_url />, but that gives a double-slash after the domain name, so the rtrim is necessary.

Still, it’s a bit easier than the nested tags, and it works for both the front page, section pages and permalinks.

]]> Dan Andrew Brendstrup Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Mischa van der Spek 1 1 Wed, 08 Sep 10 12:50:45 +0000 This is really useful for building a proper SEO/SERP website. Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome post!

]]> This is really useful for building a proper SEO/SERP website. Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome post!

]]> Mischa van der Spek Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Mischa van der Spek 1 1 Wed, 08 Sep 10 13:08:17 +0000 Question: How do I get rid of /default? On my home page is now has http://www.mischavanderspek.com/default as canonical which isn’t very nice.

Thank you,
Mischa

]]> Question: How do I get rid of /default? On my home page is now has http://www.mischavanderspek.com/default as canonical which isn’t very nice.

Thank you,
Mischa

]]> Mischa van der Spek Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Jonathan Stubbs 1 1 Thu, 09 Sep 10 04:51:47 +0000 Mischa, have you looked at MattD’s comment above? He has this line of code which should do what you want:

<txp:if_section name="">
   <link rel="canonical" href="<txp:site_url />" />
]]> Mischa, have you looked at MattD’s comment above? He has this line of code which should do what you want:

<txp:if_section name="">
   <link rel="canonical" href="<txp:site_url />" />
]]> Jonathan Stubbs Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Will Atkinson 1 1 Tue, 25 Oct 11 06:58:10 +0000 Like Jonathan, I am unsure how to implement canonicals using php on a site that includes only one header (which is shared through sessions), by each page of the site.

]]> Like Jonathan, I am unsure how to implement canonicals using php on a site that includes only one header (which is shared through sessions), by each page of the site.

]]> Will Atkinson Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Phil 1 1 Fri, 02 Dec 11 13:30:50 +0000 I wish txp:site_url didn’t automatically create a trailing slash as it stops its use with txp:page_url to create a full url to the page for use in things like Twitter buttons.

]]> I wish txp:site_url didn’t automatically create a trailing slash as it stops its use with txp:page_url to create a full url to the page for use in things like Twitter buttons.

]]> Phil Comment on Dynamic canonical URLs by Phil 1 1 Fri, 02 Dec 11 13:33:27 +0000 Please ignore my previous comment, of course I can use txp:permlink

]]> Please ignore my previous comment, of course I can use txp:permlink

]]> Phil