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Canonical addresses: absolute and self-referencing

Every page sets its own canonical address, absolute, from one base URL. The choice between www and non-www still has to be enforced at the edge with a redirect, which is a DNS task rather than a code one.

PassMeasured on Our own audit, point 07

Target, not a result: One canonical address per page, absolute and self-referencing

The whole audit

Method

The rendered head of each template, checked on one host with the other redirected

Limits of this reading

  • A pre-launch reading of the rebuilt site, not of the live uxpro.ca; the deployed site can differ.
  • A pass holds for this date and this build only; the point is re-checked on every update.
The reading
Measured on17 September 2026
StatusPass
ReadingAbsolute and self-referencing
TargetOne canonical address per page, absolute and self-referencing
Recordcanonicals-2026-09-17

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