[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33581: Use history.replaceState instead of 301 redirects for canonical urls

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#33581: Use history.replaceState instead of 301 redirects for canonical urls
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 Reporter:  peterwilsoncc          |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Canonical              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion has-patch  |     Focuses:  javascript, performance
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Comment (by peterwilsoncc):

 For the record, reached out to Yoast in <140:

 > I wouldn’t be in favor, for the reason you mentioned yourself. [Google's
 documentation is that it takes the meta tag as a hint rather than a
 direction.]

 My reckons should defer to his expertise :)

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