What's new in the Joomla Crusco Canonical URL plugin

What's new

The HTML Crusco team works every day to improve the Crusco Canonical URL plugin for Joomla.
Here are some of the new features and improvements we have made to the plugin thanks in part to the suggestions we received from our beloved users.

v3.3.0

Added

• It is now possible to choose a 301 status code for redirects, instead of the default 303 used in Joomla. For more information about status codes, read Select the status code for the redirect.

Changed

• Improved pagination function and performance.
• All jQuery scripts in the backend have been rewritten in JavaScript to improve execution speed by eliminating the overhead of an external library.
• The canonical feed is now injected by default into the HTTP headers. This prevents RSS/Atom feeds from being indexed as duplicates.
• Code refactoring.

v3.2.0

Added

• Official support for JEvents extension! ⚡

Changed

• The general built-in spam query filter is also active on components that are not officially supported.

Fixed

• Pagination warning for some unsupported components.

v3.1.6

Fixed

• Conflict between T4 templates and the “Remove other canonical links” settings.
• A warning on T4 author page.

v3.1.0

Changed

• Enhanced built-in spam query filter for all officially supported elements.

v3.0.0

Added

• Terms allow list for smart search canonical URL.

  To learn about the importance of this option, read the article Negative SEO and Joomla: how to ward off one of the most damaging attacks.

Changed

• Improved the general built-in spam query filter.

Fixed

• “Undefined array key” warning related to the latest update of the Yootheme language selector in the backend.
  Thanks @MyronS
• Removed the unnecessary query string parameter added by T4 (?) during the the Joomla routing for category view.
  Thanks @Fanda

v2.9.0

Added

• Terms exclusion list for smart search canonical URL.

  This is useful to block negative SEO attack if you choose to consider the search term in the canonical address.

v2.8.0

Added

• Smart search section: new option to consider or ignore the search term in the canonical URL.

v2.7.0

Added

• "Remove URL language code" for localised canonical domain now also acts on alternate language meta tags
  Thanks @JeffreyJ for the suggestion

v2.6.0

Added

• "Remove URL language code" option for localised canonical domain.
• Missing translations for "Redirect to canonical" options.

Changed

• Translation for the warning about Joomla System SEF plugin settings.

v2.5.0

Added

• Compatibility with Joomla! 6
• Automatic generation of canonical URLs for third-party components that are not formally supported (experimental)
• Canonical domain management:
  1. General domain
  2. Domain based on content language
• Option to put canonical domain in alternate language meta tag
• Option to enable Redirect to canonical
• Option to insert the canonical URL in the HTTP header
• Option to insert the SEO URL pagination structure in the HTTP header

Changed

• Trailing slash for canonical now has three options:
  1. No change
  2. Enforce URLs without trailing slash
  3. Enforce URLs with trailing slash
• Improved integration with Joomla's SEF system plugin
• Graphical appearance of the plugin configuration page
• Graphic appearance in the back-end of the management and display of custom and auto-generated canonical URLs
• Plugin code and structure optimization

v1.2.3

Changed

• The “Remove other canonical URL tags” setting now has three options:
  1. No
  2. Only if the one from Crusco is in place
  3. All

v1.2.2

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 SP Page Builder pages.

Changed

• Auto mode now also takes into account content with guest access.

Fixed

• Registry error when updating the plugin with Free subscription plan.

v1.2.1

Added

• 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.
  For maximum performance from the plugin, activate it only when necessary.

Changed

• Code optimization.

v1.2.0

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.

Changed

• 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

Added

• "All tags" routing for single tag auto canonical URL also on free plan.
• Support request form link in plugin configuration page.
• Plugin JED link to plugin configuration page.
• Reminder "Remember to add the Download ID to receive plugin updates" after plugin installed.

Fixed

• Custom canonical URL not showing in archived articles.
• Modal window during cleaning custom canonical URLs operation.

Changed

• Accessibility: increased the contrast of button text for accessibility.

v1.1.8

Fixed

• Tag routing in special circumstances (taglistlanguage_filter + multilanguage site + cross-language tag).