Custom field when there's no canonical link

[rghedin]

Is there a reason for this plugin to create a custom field even when the user doesn't insert a canonical link? I noticed it generates am empty custom field for… reasons?

[bhadaway]

Hmm, isn't that pretty normal for this kind of setting? I hadn't considered it too closely.

[rghedin]

Hmm, I'm really not sure? (I'm not a WP developer, not even a developer whatsoever.)

It caught my attention because despite other plugins I've installed have custom fields, they only appear in that space when necessary/called.

[bhadaway]

It's just kind of unnecessary clutter? Like you have no interest in the setting so would rather it not appear? I think I could probably improve this. I'll try and take a look soon.

[rghedin]

Exactly!

Recently I stumbled upon Edit Custom Fields plugin and started to pay attention to them. I noticed a ton of custom fields, from current and long removed plugins. Not sure if this is a (major) problem, but I think it's good “hygiene” to keep things (even hidden things) tidy, which brought me to this tiny issue with Canonical Link (which, btw, is awesome!).

PS: Although it's a straightforward, no-settings plugin, I translated yours Canonical Links to pt_BR, directly in WordPress repository.

[bhadaway]

Awesome, thanks for that!