How can I add a conditional rel="canonical" link in the HTML head section of my Webflow blog posts template based on the value of a Plain Text field called 'Canonical URL' in the 'Blog Posts' collection?
To add a conditional rel="canonical" link in the HTML head section of your Webflow blog posts template based on the value of a Plain Text field called 'Canonical URL' in the 'Blog Posts' collection, you can follow these steps:
- Open your Webflow project and navigate to the 'Collections' tab.
- Click on the 'Blog Posts' collection to edit it.
- In the 'Blog Posts' collection, you should have a Plain Text field called 'Canonical URL' to store the desired canonical URL for each blog post.
- Click on the 'Settings' tab within the 'Blog Posts' collection and scroll down to the 'Custom Code' section.
- In the 'Before Head Tag' input box, you can add the following code snippet:
{{if collection.fields.Canonical_URL}} <link rel="canonical" href="{{collection.fields.Canonical_URL}}">{{/if}}
This code uses Webflow's templating language to check if the 'Canonical URL' field has a value for each blog post. If it does, it will output a rel="canonical" link in the HTML head section with the value of the 'Canonical URL' field.
- Save the changes to your 'Blog Posts' collection and exit the editor.
- Return to the Designer view of your Webflow project.
- Open the 'Blog Posts' template page and go to the 'Head' section.
- Remove any existing rel="canonical" tag if present.
- Click on the '+ Add Elements' button in the 'Head' section and choose 'Custom Code' from the dropdown.
- Insert the following code snippet:
{{collectionList "Blog Posts"}} {{if collection.fields.Canonical_URL and collection._id == current._id}} <link rel="canonical" href="{{collection.fields.Canonical_URL}}"> {{/if}}{{/collectionList}}
This code will display a rel="canonical" link in the HTML head section of every blog post template, but only if the 'Canonical URL' field has a value and matches the current blog post being rendered.
- Publish your site to make the changes live.
By following these steps, you can dynamically add a conditional rel="canonical" link in the HTML head section of your Webflow blog posts template based on the value of the 'Canonical URL' field in the 'Blog Posts' collection.
Additional Questions:
- How do I add a Plain Text field in a Webflow collection?
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- How do I publish my Webflow site?