Title: plugin removes from the source url
Last modified: May 18, 2020

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# plugin removes from the source url

 *  Resolved [laurienbvd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laurienbvd/)
 * (@laurienbvd)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removes-from-the-source-url/)
 * When using a source URL with %20 it removes this when I save the redirection.
 * This causes the redirection not to work and getting an 404 error because it is
   an unknown URL.
 * Is there a way to prevent this?
 * Thank you for your help,
    Laurien
 * PS all other redirections are working perfectly

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removes-from-the-source-url/#post-12851058)
 * Can you give an example of a URL that isn’t working? The plugin should handle
   spaces correctly.
 *  Thread Starter [laurienbvd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laurienbvd/)
 * (@laurienbvd)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removes-from-the-source-url/#post-12851353)
 * Hello John,
 * I’m sending you part of the URL. It is an MP3, which does not exist on the domein
   of the source URL. Could that be the problem?
 * This is part of the URL: xp/FridaysOff-Radio%20Interview%20Bas%20van%20der%20Veldt%
   20-%20Taco%20Oosterkamp.mp3
 * In the plugin it becomes: xp/FridaysOff-Radio Interview Bas van der Veldt – Taco
   Oosterkamp.mp3
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removes-from-the-source-url/#post-12851359)
 * Yes, the mp3 is likely to the be problem. More information here:
 * [https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/](https://redirection.me/support/problems/url-not-redirecting/)
 *  Thread Starter [laurienbvd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laurienbvd/)
 * (@laurienbvd)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removes-from-the-source-url/#post-12851445)
 * I looked into the information you send.In it states:
    – Delete the file from 
   your server. If the file exists then it may prevent any redirects.
 * The thing is, that the file does not exist on the domain I’m using. As it redirects
   to another domain.
 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-removes-from-the-source-url/#post-12851452)
 * Ok, there are other options on the page.

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