Polylang vs RankMath: Canonical link + og:url are displayed twice in Blog Archiv

Hello Ronny,

I apologize for the issue you are facing with the duplicate display of rel="canonical" and property="og:url" on your blog archive pages when using Rank Math and Polylang.

To address this problem, you can try the following steps:

1. Check Canonical Settings in Rank Math:

   • Ensure that you have correctly entered the respective URLs in the Rank Math Canonical settings for both the English and German blog pages.
   • Verify that the canonical URLs are set up correctly in Rank Math’s Advanced Meta Box for each blog post.

2. Review Custom Code:

   • Double-check the custom code added for Polylang compatibility as per the instructions provided in the Rank Math knowledge base article.
   • Make sure that the code is correctly implemented in your theme’s rank-math-ppl.php file.

3. Elementor Archive Template:

   • Review the Elementor archive template settings to ensure that there are no conflicting settings causing the duplication of canonical URLs.
   • Check if there are any specific settings within Elementor affecting the display of canonical URLs on the blog archive page.

4. Cache Clearing:

   • After making any changes or adjustments, clear all caches, including any server-side caching, WordPress caching plugins, and browser cache, to ensure that the changes take effect.

If after following these steps, the issue persists, I recommend reaching out to our support team directly by replying to this ticket. Our team will investigate further and provide you with personalized assistance to resolve the problem.

Thank you for your understanding, and we appreciate your patience as we work to address this issue for you.

Best regards.

Sources:
How to Make Polylang Compatible With Rank Math
How to Fix “Duplicate, Google Chose Different Canonical than User” » Rank Math
How to Fix ‘Duplicate Without User-Selected Canonical’ Status in Google Search Console » Rank Math

Hello,

Kindly remove any canonical URL you might have added in the Rank Math meta box within the edit area of the blog page archive and add the following filter to your site:

add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/canonical', function( $canonical ) {
    if ( is_home() || is_archive() ) {
        $canonical = 'https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
    }
    return $canonical;
});

This code checks if the current page is a blog page archive (is_home()) or any type of archive page (is_archive()). If so, it sets the canonical URL to the current URL. If not, it leaves the canonical URL unchanged.

Here is how to add a filter to your site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Hope that helps. Let us know if you need any other assistance.

Hello,

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We are glad to know that this issue has been resolved. Thank you for letting us know.

This ticket will be closed now, but you can always open a new one if you have any other questions or concerns. We are here to help you with anything related to Rank Math.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation throughout this process.

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