Introduction

URL Canonicalization , SEO & Metadata

Aimy Canonical creates a canonical link tag for your website. If your website can be visited via more than one URL you can set the preferred domain name and protocol (http, https) with this plugin. For search engine optimization (SEO) you prevent the duplicate content problem by defining a canonical URL.


Aimy Canonical is easy to use and set up within less than 5 minutes: Install the plugin, type in the URL once for all of your website's pages in the plugin configuration and save your changes!

This canonical plugin is helpful for many websites. In special cases, like the use of pagination or the need of custom canonical paths, the PRO version may be even more useful. Please have a look at the additional features there!

What is a canonical link tag (canonical URL)?

A canonical link tag can be set in the head of an HTML-document.
If content of a website can be reached via more than one URL, the canonical link tag defines its original source. It helps search engines to index the correct page and prevent indexing duplicate content.
Please note that the canonical link tag is a recommendation for search engines only - it is not guaranteed, that it will be used.

When do I need to set a canonical link?

Typical cases to use a canonical link are:

  • the website can be reached via http and https (protocol)
  • the website has more than one domain (my-website.com and mywebsite.com)
  • there is a print version of the website
  • The URLs include query strings (?value=1)
  • An Joomla! article is pointed to by two menu items (for example single article instead of using an alias)
  • the website uses pagination

Great Plugin



Posted on 22 August 2022
Functionality
Solved our problems of canonicals. We had solutions for J3, but this is better, and for J4. The custom canonical solves everything we need
Ease of use
Very easy to use, not much more to say. Just plugged it in and it started to work as expected
Support
Didn't need to ask for any, but I emailed to say thanks for the software and they replied straight away.
Documentation
Software is easy to use, but just wanted to confirm one or two settings with the documentation that is on their site, all you need is there
I used this to: Setting canonicals and custom canonicals on my site. Without this software, not sure I'd be able to move my sites from J3 to J4
Functionality
Die Erweiterung ist perfekt, um kanonische Links zu setzen und doppelte Inhalte zu vermeiden
Ease of use
Installation ohne Probleme und die Einstellungen sehr übersichtlich
Support
Der Support reagiert sehr schnell und konnte mir bei meinen Fragen weiterhelfen.
Documentation
I used this to: Ich benötige die Erweiterung auf einer Webseite, um bei Links mit Query Strings, Canonical Tags zu setzen, damit ein Kontaktformular nicht als doppelter Content erkannt wird.

Not working properly



Posted on 23 September 2021
Functionality
Yeah, it create canonical links, but for EVERY article link combinantion. Well all your articles have infinite amount of canonical links...
Ease of use
Yeah, module is simple. Only three options to set. There is not possibility to do it in wrong way.
I used this to: Webpage with news and lot of articles. And I need canonicals because duplicate content is a nightmare.
Owner's reply: Hello Alchelor,

in the first place the plugin sets canonical tags to define protocol (http/https) and domain (example.com / ex-ample.com). This is what the plugin's description says and which is helpful in a lot of cases.

So the plugin is working properly, but just not what you were looking for.

If you want to set the complete URL - including the path - have a look at the PRO version, that supports custom paths
(https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/site-management/seo-a-metadata/aimy-canonical-pro/).
Functionality
Maps domain, subdomain (www in my case) and protocol to
one setting for search engines.
Ease of use
Very easy setup - few configuration options to do and then ready to go.
Documentation
Manual on the website shows all options. PDF Download
available as well.
I used this to: Show a the location of my office on the contact site.
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Easy and useful



Posted on 31 January 2020
Functionality
Ok for my website set up, that is reachable via several domains. Https setting also useful.
Ease of use
Configured in a minute: Make basic settings, activate plugin, ready
Support
Documentation
Good documentation provided, all settings explained, no questions left
I used this to: My website can be reached via several domains. I set the main domain for search engines this way.

Useless



Posted on 02 August 2019
Functionality
It's a complete joke. To a request with a wrong URL, Aimy responds that this wrong URL is the canonical URL of the page. Shame on you!
Ease of use
No use at all. (The server name and https protocol are already unique for my site).
Documentation
I have read the documentation in advance; it didn't warn me how useless it is.
I used this to: Don't bother. I tried the free version — along with another useless Aimy plugin — and I'm not going to try anything from this developer anymore.
Owner's reply: Dear Alan,

I am sorry to hear that Aimy Canonical is not the right plugin for your website.
Aimy Canonical supported only protocol and path for a long time. It is useful for websites with more than one domain pointing to it and/or accessible
via http and https.

A hint on that is given
* in the feature list
* on the further description on the website
* in the manual

As of version 18 individual paths are possible as well in the PRO version.
This hint is given as well more than once.

Greetings,
Aimy Extensions Team
Functionality
Vermeidet Duplicate Content und hilft, das Google-Ranking zu verbessern.
Ease of use
Installieren und aktivieren, das wars.
Support
Documentation
I used this to: Jede Joomla-Website
Functionality
It's met all of my needs. Works great & very satisfying
Ease of use
Excellent and comfortable to use
Support
Good
Documentation
Clearly explained
It's even easy for beginner users
I used this to: No need to write a separate canonical link tag for each page.
Functionality
Does the work properly
Ease of use
So simple that first I didn't realised the work was already done
Support
Fast to answer
Documentation
Clear
I used this to: Joomla! 3.8
Functionality
Really Great Extension, Helped me A Lot
Ease of use
Really Great Extension, Helped me A Lot
Support
Really Great Extension, Helped me A Lot
Documentation
Really Great Extension, Helped me A Lot
I used this to: Really Great Extension, Helped me A Lot
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Aimy Canonical

Version:
30.0
Developer:
Aimy Extensions
Last updated:
Nov 12 2024
3 weeks ago
Date added:
Jan 16 2015
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Related extension :
Aimy Canonical PRO
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Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5
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