apply_filters( ‘get_canonical_url’, string $canonical_url, WP_Post $post )

Filters the canonical URL for a post.

Parameters

$canonical_urlstring
The post’s canonical URL.
$postWP_Post
Post object.

Source

return apply_filters( 'get_canonical_url', $canonical_url, $post );

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.6.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

  1. Skip to note 2 content

    An example of using this filter. In this I am setting the canonical url through ACF in a field called ‘canonical_url’.

    function wpdocs_edit_canonical_urls( $original_url, $post ) {
    	$override_url = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'canonical_url', true );
    
    	if ( empty( $override_url ) ) {
    		return $original_url;
    	}
    
    	return $override_url;
    
    }
    
    add_filter( 'get_canonical_url', 'wpdocs_edit_canonical_urls', 10, 2 );

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