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Published Jul. 2, 2025

Invalid Canonical URL for a page

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Pooja Bhambani

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Issue

  • A page with the URL "/test" should have a canonical URL of /test. But all canonical URLs are shown as "/" for all pages.
  • Steps to Reproduce

    • Create a new empty page "test" (type and content does not matter).
    • Leave the default settings as it is.
    • Logout from the site.
    • Now, access the page test using the URL http://localhost:8080/test
    • Look at the source code of the page and find the canonical URL
      Expected Result: <link data-senna-track="temporary" href="http://localhost:8080/test" rel="canonical" />
      Actual Result: <link data-senna-track="temporary" href="http://localhost:8080" rel="canonical" />

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.3

Resolution

  • The observed behavior is a known issue/bug and it is fixed in fix-pack 2.
  • If the hotfix is required for this issue, please create a support ticket requesting hotfix by attaching patch details.
  • Installing Fix Packs and Hotfixes on Liferay DXP will guide to install this hotfix in the respective environment.

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