Advance Canonical URL

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Reviewers say it does one job and does it well, with one noting it fixed Yoast ignoring the primary category right after install.

1. ★★★★★ peroted

   1.2y ago

   the plugin did what I wanted. Thanks alot.

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2. ★★★★★ Mimi

   4.9y ago

   For some reason my Yoast was not respecting the “primary category” and creating multiple instances of duplicate content when a post was in more than one category. I just installed this and hit “save” on the basic settings and the problem was resolved. Fast, easy, and WORKS, can’t do better than that. Thank you!!

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3. ★★★★★ Frontkom

   5.2y ago

   Pretty usefull and fast forward. Add link to plugin reviews u will get for sure more stars. Greetngs This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Frontkom. This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Frontkom.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 179 days in tier
2. 2025-10-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-09-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-09-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-09-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 34 days in tier
6. 2025-08-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1030 days in tier
7. 2022-10-27 900+ → 1K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• C Canonical SEO 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Canonical Link 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Advance Canonical URL: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/advance-canonical-url