Html Helper extension for Canonical Link does not include the hos

Html Helper extension for Canonical Link does not include the hostname.

John

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In the EPiServer.Web.Mvc.Html.CanonicalLink function, the returned value does not include the Hostname, which is required for Canonical Links. Thanks!

#254144

Apr 30, 2021 16:47

Matthew Jimenez

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Hi John! I recently needed to add canonical links including the hostname as well. I ended up adding an extension method to UrlHelper to handle this:

        public static string CanonicalUrl(this UrlHelper urlHelper, PageData page)
        {
            var resolver = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<UrlResolver>();
            var contentUrl = resolver.GetUrl(page.ContentLink, page.Language.TwoLetterISOLanguageName, new VirtualPathArguments {
                ContextMode = ContextMode.Default,
                ForceAbsolute = true,
                ForceCanonical = true,
            });

            return contentUrl;
        }

#254147

Apr 30, 2021 18:30

valdis

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There might be more things to check when generating canonical urls. I haven't used that extension for a while (might be obsolete)..

https://github.com/Geta/EPi.Extensions/blob/4f0079a73855c014e8a85e300d1c719eca24bcaf/src/Geta.EPi.Extensions/PageDataExtensions.cs#L218

#255426

May 24, 2021 21:22