Canopus-Conical-Domain-Redirector
Canopus is a lightweight WordPress MU plugin that enforces a canonical domain across multisite networks, ensuring consistent URLs, SEO clarity, and 301 redirection from alias domains.
by Starisian Technologies (Max Barrett) · github.com/starisian-technologies/canopus-canonical-name-redirector · website
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Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/starisian-technologies/canopus-canonical-name-redirector/archive/refs/heads/universe.zipDeclares an update source (https://github.com/Starisian-Technologies/canopus-canonical-name-redirector), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
Canopus – Canonical Domain Redirector
Author: Starisian Technologies
Version: 1.0.0
Compatible with: WordPress Multisite
Requires: WordPress 5.2+ / PHP 7.4+
Description
Canopus is a canonical domain enforcement plugin for WordPress Multisite. Its function is to force all frontend traffic to a specific primary domain (canonical host) by automatically redirecting any alternate domain requests to the designated domain using a permanent 301 redirect.
🔧 Key Features
- Frontend-only enforcement: Admin, AJAX, and CLI processes are excluded to avoid breaking backend functionality.
- Domain consistency: Ensures all content is served from the canonical domain (vibe.sparxstar.com in your initial setup), preventing mixed content issues and improving SEO.
- Multisite-compatible: Perfect for subsites with external domain aliases (e.g., cellularvibrations.com) pointing to mapped subsites.
- Lightweight MU plugin: Designed to drop into mu-plugins/ and run network-wide with no activation required.
- SEO-friendly: Uses permanent 301 redirects for search engine compliance.
How It Works
On every frontend page load, Canopus checks:
1. If the request is for the admin,
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published |
|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | May 5, 2025 |
These releases are tags only. The author does not attach a packaged zip, so there are no download counts to report.