What is Inspect Canonical?
Inspect Canonical is a developer tools chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 4,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.40 from 10 rated user, last update is 518 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.0?
A lightweight and extremely easy Chrome extension that tells you the canonical source of any URL you are on. No more combing through the source code to understand if/when canonical tags point to a new destination. This extension does all the heavy lifting for you.
This extension will display one of three values. GREEN (self canonical) AMBER (Canonicalized) or RED (error)
Below are the conditions Inspect Canonical tests for, in the order it tests for them:
RED:
1. Page contains noindex robots meta
Message: "Page contains robots 'noindex' tag. Canonical tags are ignored. Click to view source"
2. No canonical in head but there is one elsewhere
Message: "Canonical tag exists but not in <head>. Click to view source"
3. No canonical tag at all
Message: "Page has no canonical tag. Click to view source"
4. More than one canonical tag on page
Message: "Multiple ([X]) canonical tags found. Click to view source"
5. Canonical exists but is missing the href attribute
Message: "Canonical tag is missing 'href' attribute. Click to view source" - This is an unlikely case but still something I wanted to check for
AMBER:
6. Canonical present but differs to current URL
Message: "Canonical tag points to another URL. Click to visit URL: [URL]"
GREEN:
7. Canonical is present and correct
Message: "Canonical tag points to current URL. Click to view source"
So that's 7 hurdles to jump through to get a green status.
How to install Inspect Canonical?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Inspect Canonical
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.0
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
- Author: Nick LeRoy
Inspect Canonical Available languages:
English (United States).
FAQ
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What about others talk about inspect canonical chrome extension?
71% user give 5-star rating, 14% user give 4-star rating, 14% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of inspect canonical
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with inspect canonical chrome extension?
You could find more help information from inspect canonical support page.
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How could i contact the developer of inspect canonical chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- activeTab
More about manifest_file of inspect canonical.
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How could i report abuse of inspect canonical chrome extension?
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Reviews of inspect canonical:
not working. just a time waste extension
I like the tool, but it would be great if you can add 1 more option. When the button is amber, if I click on the icon, it opens the canonical link in a new tab and I would love it to open in the same tab! :)
Perfect. Thanks!