Title: Expected 301 Found 404, Agent: Not using Redirection
Last modified: April 29, 2021

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# Expected 301 Found 404, Agent: Not using Redirection

 *  Resolved [steadylads](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steadylads/)
 * (@steadylads)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection/)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for the clean plugin.
    I found your plugin through a tutorial about fixing
   broken backlinks with 301 redirects: [https://www.perrill.com/how-to-fix-broken-backlinks/](https://www.perrill.com/how-to-fix-broken-backlinks/)
   Here, the author finds 404s and uses 301s to redirect to an active page.
 * After reading the FAQs, I wonder if this is still possible, as you mention not
   to redirect all 404s? I am not able to redirect these deleted urls to a landing
   page and get this error:
 * > `Check redirect for: [https://www.[domain].com/prod.htm](https://www.[domain].com/prod.htm)
   > 
   > Expected: 301 to [https://www.[domain].com](https://www.[domain].com)
   > Found: 404
   > Agent: Not using Redirection`
   > I’ve tried many different combinations but am a bit stuck now. Am I missing
   > something?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fexpected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection/#post-14379510)
 * You can redirect any URL you want, including 404s – this is the main point of
   the plugin.
 * The recommendation is not to bulk redirect every possible 404, even ones that
   aren’t being requested.
 * This guide will help with .html pages:
 * [https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/](https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/)
 *  Thread Starter [steadylads](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steadylads/)
 * (@steadylads)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection/#post-14382130)
 * Thank you. I had only concentrated on the top of the guide yesterday.
 * I believe you are pointing me to this section:
 * > `This means that Redirection could be unable to redirect it. For example, a
   > URL that ends with .pdf, .html, .doc, .png, .jpg, .php, .mp3, .zip, .aspx etc.
   > Solutions:
   > Delete the file from your server. If the file exists then it may prevent any
   > redirects.
   >  Save the redirect to Apache .htaccess.`
 * The server uses nginx, and I would not know where to start. Is this pretty straightforward
   for any WordPress developer to understand?
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection/#post-14382686)
 * I couldn’t say whether anyone can understand. Unless you have control over the
   server then it is unlikely you will be able to configure Nginx and will need 
   to speak to your host provider.
 *  [atikur738](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atikur738/)
 * (@atikur738)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection/#post-14910444)
 * I’m facing same type problem:
 * Check redirect for: [https://www.[domain].com//wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wcv-059-mold-mildew-prevention-removal-home.jpg](https://www.[domain].com//wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wcv-059-mold-mildew-prevention-removal-home.jpg)
 * Expected: 301 to [https://www.[domain].com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Roof-Cleaning-scaled.jpg](https://www.[domain].com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Roof-Cleaning-scaled.jpg)
 * Found: 404
 * Agent: Not using Redirection`
 * I don’t know what should i do, Please help me out about that.
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/expected-301-found-404-agent-not-using-redirection/#post-14910459)
 * As above: [https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/](https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/)

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