Introduction
The Crusco Canonical URL plugin offers complete control of canonical URLs in Joomla and solves content redundancy problems caused by two or more different URLs pointing to the same page.
It places the correct canonical tag link in ⭐ every Joomla element, ⭐ Convert form and ⭐ SP Page Builder and allows the insertion of a user-defined canonical URL.
Supports multilingual sites and canonical domains based on the language of the content.
Features
✅ Automatic and custom canonical URL
✅ Cross domain rel canonical
✅ Settings for canonical domain & localised canonical domain
✅ Option to insert canonical domain in alternate language meta tag
✅ Optional redirecting to the canonical URL
✅ Option to remove other canonical tags
✅ Trailing slash management
✅ Two options to manage canonical for multi-page articles
✅ Page relationship values for Web Accessibility and ADA compliance
✅ Option to insert the canonical URL and the page relationship in the HTTP header
✅ Experimental feature to generate canonical URL for (formally) unsupported components
✅ Supports websites with multilanguage content
✅ Removes usesless query strings on SEF URLs
✅ Works with SEF ON or OFF
100% compatible with the new SEF system of Joomla! 5 and Joomla! 6, canonical URLs are automatically generated considering all SEF setting:
✅ URL ID on/off
✅ URL suffix
✅ Trailing slash no change/force with/force without
✅ Strict handling of index.php
Officially supports
✅ All Joomla! elements
- Articles
- Multipage articles
- Single article
- Articles category
- Category blog (+ pagination and tags filter)
- Category list (+ pagination and tags filter)
- List all categories in an article category tree
- Archived articles (+ pagination and categories filter)
- Featured articles (+ pagination)
- Tag (+ full supports of hierarchy)
- Tagged items (+ pagination, content types filter and language filter)
- Compact list of tagged items (+ pagination, content types filter and language filter)
- List all tags (+ pagination, parent tag filter and language filter)
- Search (+ pagination, pre-filled search term and search filters)
- Login form
- Registration form
- Password reset
- Username reminder request
- Newsfeeds
- Single newsfeed
- Single newsfeed
- Feed category
- List news feeds in a category
- List all categories in a news feed category tree
- Contacts
- Contacts category
- Single contact
- List contacts in a category
- Featured Contacts
- List all categories in a news feed category tree
- Menu item
✅ Convert Forms
✅ SP Page Builder
For the full list of functions and a detailed explanation of them, visit the documentation page.
Translations
The Extension is translated into the following languages:
- Italian
- English
- German
- Spanish
- French
- Russian
- Chinese
Changelog
v2.5.0 changes
- Added compatibility with Joomla! 6
- Added automatic generation of canonical URLs for third-party components that are not formally supported (experimental)
- Added canonical domain management: general domain, domain based on content language
- Added option to put canonical domain in alternate language meta tag
- Added option to enable redirect to canonical
- Added option to insert the canonical URL and page relationship in the HTTP header
- Trailing slash for canonical now has three options: No change, Enforce URLs without trailing slash, Enforce URLs with trailing slash
- Improved integration with Joomla's SEF system plugin
- Change graphical appearance of the plugin configuration page
- Change graphic appearance in the back-end of the management and display of custom and auto-generated canonical URLs
v1.2.3 changes
- The “Remove other canonical URL tags” setting now has three options: No, Only if the one from Crusco is in place, All.
v1.2.2 changes
- Added support for SP Page Builder! ⭐ As requested by many users, as of this version, for the Personal, Professional and Agency subscriptions of the plugin, the function of automatically generating canonical URLs also acts on menu items pointing to pages created with SP Page Builder.
- Changed; Auto mode now also takes into account content with guest access.
- Fixed a Registry error when updating the plugin with Free subscription.
v1.2.1 changes
- Improved the feature of cleaning the page from other canonical URL tags inserted, for example, by third-party templates. This feature can now be turned on or off via a switch in the plugin settings.
- Code optimization.
v1.2.0 changes
- Added support for Convert Forms! ⭐ As requested by many users, as of this version, for the Personal, Professional and Agency subscriptions of the plugin, the function of automatically generating canonical URLs also acts on menu items pointing to forms created with Convert Forms.
- In the function to obtain menu items, the plugin now retrieve also the params. This will be used for new features in upcoming versions of the plugin.
v1.1.9 changes
- Added "all tags" routing for single tag auto canonical URL also on free plan
- Added support request form link in plugin configuration page
- Added plugin JED link to plugin configuration page
- Added reminder "Remember to add the Download ID to receive plugin updates" after plugin installed
- Increased the contrast of button text for accessibility
- Fixed custom canonical URL not showing in archived articles
- Fixed modal window during cleaning custom canonical URLs operation.
v1.1.8 changes
- Correction for tag routing in special circumstances (taglistlanguage_filter + multilanguage site + cross-language tag)
Crusco Canonical URL
- Version:
- 2.5.0
- Developer:
- HTML Crusco
- Last updated:
-
Oct 25 2025
10 hours ago - Date added:
- Nov 11 2024
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Free download
- Includes:
- p
- Compatibility:
- J4 J5 J6
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