Topic: updating the Canonical tag?

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February 27, 2015 at 4:28 am #216494

Tim G
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Hi

We were just wondering how we get to the Canonical tag in the theme as our seo expert needs to make some adjustments,

we are using child theme –
X – Child Theme: Integrity Light

we also need to add a canonical tag to the home page – what template do we edit for this.

Many Thanks
Tim

February 27, 2015 at 4:53 pm #216890

Friech
Moderator

Hi Tim,

Thanks for writing in! Regretfully this isn’t a feature offered by X. It could be possible with custom development, but this would be outside the scope of support we can offer. You may wish to consult a developer to assist you with this. X is quite extensible with child themes, so there are plenty of possibilities.

Thanks for understanding. Take care!

March 2, 2015 at 3:16 am #218199

Tim G
Participant

Hi Thanks for your reply.

I just needed to know which file I need to get my developer to customise in the theme folder. Is the correct file to add the custom code to the – /wp-includes/link-template.php and can this be then included in my child theme folder?

Many Thanks
Tim

March 2, 2015 at 7:39 am #218377
Thai
Moderator
Hi Tim,
Because this requires a template change, I’d advise that you setup a child theme. This allows you to make code changes that won’t be overwritten when an X update is released. After your child theme is setup, please review how we recommend making template changes in Customization Best Practices.
Then navigate to your child theme’s /framework/views/global directory create a file named _header.php and paste the code below:
```
<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/GLOBAL/_HEADER.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Declares the DOCTYPE for the site and include the <head>.
// =============================================================================

?>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html class="no-js" <?php language_attributes(); ?>>

<head>
  <meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title><?php wp_title(''); ?></title>
  <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
  <link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo( 'pingback_url' ); ?>">
  <link rel="canonical" href="http://blog.example.com/dresses/green-dresses-are-awesome" />
  <?php wp_head(); ?>
</head>

<body <?php body_class(); ?>>

  <?php do_action( 'x_before_site_begin' ); ?>

  <div id="top" class="site">

  <?php do_action( 'x_after_site_begin' ); ?>
```
You can replace the link http://blog.example.com/dresses/green-dresses-are-awesome by your new link.
Hope it helps.
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