Canonical Attachments
Get more information from analytics and higher rankings by utilizing canonical http headers in htaccess for non image media attachments like pdfs.
5(2 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 7 months agoAs of April 2026, Canonical Attachments is a WordPress pdf plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Top alternative: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for….
5/52 reviews
300active installs
7.3K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
This plugin was developed to allow canonical tags as response headers to be created via htaccess for attachment files such as pdfs and docs.
The plugin:
- Generates an htaccess file to manage the wp-content/uploads directory where these files are being uploaded
- Updates the htaccess file with canonical tags which are delivered via a header when the attachment is called
- Creates a dashboard where you can easily filter and find attachments without canonicals or that are not attached to a post.
- Creates a dashboard where you can easily attach a file to its parent post (one at a time or in bulk) or manually add/remove a canonical tag for a file
- Allows you to add a canonical url from the media file in the library or when you upload
- Creates a dashboard to edit the .htacess file directly for the upl…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.5.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.8
- Testing with latest version of wordpress
- Testing with PHP 8.3
- Fixing warnings from PHP 8.3
- Changing author logo
- Thank you to @licuriciul for update/testing for latest versions
Contributors
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