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Canonical SEO

by Toma · 9,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Canonical SEO
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 21 months (last release 11 Feb 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.11 Feb 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master8 Feb 2025 to 8 Feb 2025, 1 commits
toma2120711 Feb 2025 to 11 Feb 2025, 2 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
21 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Canonical SEO
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 11 Feb 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 0.0 from 0 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Canonical SEO
4 May 202621
11 May 202645
18 May 202657
25 May 202649
1 Jun 202632
8 Jun 202643
15 Jun 202628
22 Jun 202627
29 Jun 202635
6 Jul 202624
13 Jul 202628
20 Jul 202641
27 Jul 202650
3 Aug 202677
10 Aug 202655
17 Aug 202663
24 Aug 202650
31 Aug 202663
7 Sep 202648
14 Sep 202675
21 Sep 202689
28 Sep 202677
5 Oct 202683
12 Oct 202686
19 Oct 2026138
26 Oct 2026100
2 Nov 202619

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

ThinkRank SEO - AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search ConsoleScore 93 · 20,000+Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for GoogleScore 93 · 20,000+XML Sitemap Generator for GoogleScore 92 · 1,000,000+The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless.Score 92 · 200,000+CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search PerformanceScore 92 · 30,000+

Facts

Version1.0.0
AuthorToma
Added11 Feb 2025
Last updated11 Feb 2025
Active installs9,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsseo, canonical, meta_description

Questions

Is Canonical SEO still maintained?

Canonical SEO was last updated on 11 Feb 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Canonical SEO safe?

Canonical SEO has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Canonical SEO?

The wordpress.org author is Toma. Recent committers: toma21207, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Canonical SEO?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: ThinkRank SEO - AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console, Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google, XML Sitemap Generator for Google, The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance.

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