Canonical URL in v.1.4

[JTT]

Is the canonical module OK in v.1.4 ?

Because, I have enabled it, but when I enter my site, there is a canonical tag to www.mysite.com.

When I get into category, there is a canonical tag with the url to the category.

When I make sorting of products, there is a canonical tag with the url, which is in the browser url tag. I think, it should be the url to the category site...

Where can by the problem ? I am using v.1.4. stable.

[Caleydon]

The Canonical module in PrestaShop never works well. The author does not understand what Canonical URL is and how should be used. Using default canonical module can produce more bad results for search engines. It recomended never install this module. In 1.4 was removed by default.

[Caleydon]

This module match your goals exactly
http://prestashop-plus.eu/en/modules-addons/31-cm-canonical-url-tag.html

Edited April 22, 2014 by Caleydon (see edit history)

[mozack]

Hi,

 

I made a small fix to canonical URL original from PrestaShop.

 

I dont think it will work on every pages or products, but it works on most common webstores with seo links available.

 

In Canonicalurl v 1,3 around line 75 you find:

 

$ps_request = str_replace(__PS_BASE_URI__, '', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

 

After that, replace everything with the following code:

 

$server_req = strstr( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], '?', TRUE );
 if (strlen(Configuration::get('CANONICAL_URL')) > 0)
  $smarty->assign('canonical_url', $protocol_link.$canonicalUrl.$server_req);
 return $this->display(__FILE__, 'canonicalurl.tpl');
}
}
?>

 

What this mod do?

 

Well it takes off everything after the symbol ?. For example the second page of category, or order options are followed by ?.

 

Or think you are selling shoes and your red shoe link is: http://mystore.com/shoes/red-shoe.html after that we put: http://mystore.com/shoes/red-shoe.html?better_to_buy_on_ZAPPOS, the old canonical print exactly this URL wich tells search engine that this is the original content, now, with this mod, it tells search engine that original page is http://mystore.com/shoes/red-shoe.html

 

Hope that helps

 

Regards

 

Mozack

[mozack]

Hi,

 

A small mod need to be done because an issue when link ends with another symbol different of ?.

 

find:

 

$ps_request = str_replace(__PS_BASE_URI__, '', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

 

After that replace all code with:

 

$symbol_array = array('$','?','&','#');

 if(in_array($symbol_array, $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])) {
  $server_req = strstr( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $symbol_array, TRUE );
 }
 else {
  $server_req = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
 }
 if (strlen(Configuration::get('CANONICAL_URL')) > 0)
  $smarty->assign('canonical_url', $protocol_link.$canonicalUrl.$server_req);
 return $this->display(__FILE__, 'canonicalurl.tpl');
}
}
?>

 

You can now place the symbols you want in variable $symbol_array

 

Thanks

 

Mozack

[edgeless]

This module match your goals exactly

http://prestashop-pl...al-url-tag.html

 

Hi. Do you know a site which has this module installed so I can see if it works properly? The site selling the module has no canonical tags, which isn't a great sign.

[Caleydon]

@edgeless: I sent you replay via e-mail a few hours ago. The module works on http://meratest.sk/ for example and already on http://prestashop-plus.eu/ I forgot installed module after last week's page upgrade. Hope it helps you.

[bogdan89]

You can use this module for canonical url tag: http://addons.presta...al-url-pro.html

This module can remove from the url parameters like orderway=, orderby=,n=, ....

You can specific any parameters you want to be removed from the url.

It also works on every page of the site including categories, best-sales and new-products.

[Andy1]

Will this work with the latest version?

 

Is it the same as a duplicate content module?

[bogdan89]

Will this work with the latest version?

 

Is it the same as a duplicate content module?

 

Yes, will work on the latest version of PS.

It's not the same as duplicate content module, this will remove some parameters (ex. the sort parameters) from the url.

[dorje]

I am also facing the same problem and in the webmaster account i have got 256 count by Google as duplicate content and title tag.. can u help me on this . is there any free module for it or where can i find the location of the main default module < the location of the default cannonical module tag in the prestashop directory >to edit it...

Plz help