Custom canonical URL for Yoast SEO
Defining your default canonical arbitrary is most useful for those unfortunate souls who have their site URLs in punycode. This plugin allows setting a default custom URL to be used as canonical. It is designed to work…
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Custom canonical URL for Yoast… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.2 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Custom canonical URL for Yo… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| canonical | >100 |
| seo | >100 |
| Yoast | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Custom canonical URL for Yoast SEO
From the official readme · v1.01Description
Defining your default canonical arbitrary is most useful for those unfortunate souls who have their site URLs in punycode. This plugin allows setting a default custom URL to be used as canonical. It is designed to work with Yoast SEO only. The individual settings are still available and can be edited as before. Since it is dependent on presence of Yoast SEO, this plugin will not activate without it.
The plugin does not add its own settings page, It uses WordPress Settings -> General. Look for it at the bottom of that page.
Technical Details
Supported versions:
WordPress 4.x
WordPress 5.x
WordPress 6.x
Yoast SEO 6.x-20.x
Installation
Installation is standard WordPress — upload in Plugins page, activate.
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FAQ
Custom canonical URL for Yoast SEO: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Custom canonical URL for Yoast… free?
Yes. Custom canonical URL for Yoast… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Custom canonical URL for Yoast… safe to use in 2026?
Custom canonical URL for Yoast… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Custom canonical URL for Yoast…?
Custom canonical URL for Yoast… is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,330 times since it launched in May 2017. It was downloaded 90 times in the last 30 days.
Does Custom canonical URL for Yoast… work with WordPress 7.1?
Custom canonical URL for Yoast… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.2.13, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Custom canonical URL for Yoast… last updated?
The latest version, 1.01, was released on August 1, 2023 (3 years ago).
Who makes Custom canonical URL for Yoast…?
Custom canonical URL for Yoast… is developed and maintained by Andrei Zhitkov.
What are the best alternatives to Custom canonical URL for Yoast…?
The most popular alternatives to Custom canonical URL for Yoast… are Canonical SEO (9K+ installs), Canonical Link (2K+ installs) and Advance Canonical URL (1K+ installs).
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